My desk is littered with what looks like nuclear fallout from a paper bomb, 128 e-mail messages await reading, and documents are stacked on the floor by the shredder. To-do-lists sit next to my computer keyboard, laundry waits, and dishes are in the sink. And inside, my soul churns from lack … Continue reading →
Hi, friends! I’m so excited. I made the audio, wrote the text, then hired a young man to make my devotions into videos. Here’s the first one. No matter how messed up a life may be, God is in the restoration business. Vimeo — https://vimeo.com/542783004 GodTube –> https://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=YZWG77NX
Continue reading →It is so easy to get a bad attitude and start complaining and grumbling about life, politics, the economy, people, climate, health issues, the weather, the traffic, anything and everything. But when we grumble, we lose. We lose pieces of ourselves and opportunities to notice the good in life. We … Continue reading →
I woke up today and joy was gone. I’m not sure where I left it. I’ve looked all over the house and yard. I’ve called friends looking for my joy. I’ve driven the streets calling out and searching. I’ve shopped, eaten my favorite foods, watched shows on television, even sat … Continue reading →
Faith is much easier when there’s something tangible we can touch or view. It’s easy to say I have faith, and easy to attend church, read my Bible, and smile through life when the checkbook is balanced, health is good, family is fine, and all is right with the world. … Continue reading →
A few years ago, Idaho Public Television aired a program on Adventure Racing. The television crew followed a four-person team through sixty-three miles of biking, twenty-two miles on foot, nineteen miles of kayaking across a lake (complete with a storm and lightning), and a frigid swim across Button Hook Bay. … Continue reading →
Have you ever been in a body of water completely panicked, with arms flailing, thinking you’re drowning, when in reality all you had to do was lower your feet and stand up? I’ve been there, done that. Rather embarrassing, but very comforting when those toes touch sand or terra-firma. Which … Continue reading →
