Mother’s Day naturally has me thinking about my mom and reflecting on our relationship. Unfortunately, I lost her to cancer several years ago. Thankfully, her pain and suffering lasted only months, which is something I will always be grateful for. She went so quickly, I never thought of her as a struggling old person either,…

Colossians 3:14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. This was the theme verse for the group I was fortunate enough to travel to the Dominican Republic with at the beginning of the month. I was invited on the mission by my best friend. It is something she…

Fear is something none of us can escape, but I often feel I struggle more with it than others do. I’m not talking about the fears I believe I was born with such as ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), claustrophobia, acrophobia (free of heights), and glossophobia (fear of public speaking).  Those types of fears exist on…

  My husband and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Florida recently to stay with friends for a week.We both agreed opening your home to someone for that length of time is a definite act of kindness, which certainly got me thinking. While I love to travel, I am not a…