Blogging Through the Seasons

We met when I was 19, dated for two years, and were married in 2003. We now have five children. We’ve traveled so many places together. He is my bestie, my BFF, and the best husband ever! We’re also complete opposites and sometimes I wonder how we got this far. One...

There is something so fulfilling about living in your calling and walking in your God-given purpose. For years, my husband Paul and I had the privilege of serving in Colorado, where our ministries were flourishing. Paul was the pastor of Littleton Seventh-day...

We can know a thing and ignore it. This is a form of survival, isn’t it? The reality of people going hungry may hover at the edge of consciousness when we pause for a moment of gratitude before lunch. But this awareness rarely barges in and demands our attention. We...

“Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Proverbs 12:18, NRSV). When I was four years old I woke up in hospital with no clue as to what was going on. I was ultimately diagnosed with a severe allergic reaction to almost everything...

I am one of five children. When we were 17, 15, 10 (me), 8, and 3, our mom died of a heart attack. She was only 36. Our father, as the only breadwinner, worked hard to provide for us all. Our 17-year-old sister became our mother and we all supported each other. We...

I let out a scream of frustration so loud everyone in the house could hear me. I got up and paced around my room like a caged lion, while at the same time taking deep breaths trying to calm down. I had been pushed to my limit and I was angry. I was so angry I couldn’t...