Don’t Stop Now

As we near the end of 21 days of prayer, I’m believing what won’t end are the habits of daily prayer and the daily reading of God’s Word that we have developed in our personal lives during this time. One of the most eye-opening things I’ve discovered is that when I’m...

Hide & Seek

Growing up I was the definition of a strong-willed child. I was also the middle child. And while some middle children describe the frustrations of being ignored and often resentful of the parental attention doted upon the oldest and youngest children, I reveled in my...

From God’s Vantage Point

As my sisters and I started getting older, my family began a new Christmas tradition. Since we were no longer children, we decided that instead of each of us buying every family member a big-item, super expensive gift, we would each draw one name from a hat and would...

The Same Grace

Growing up, I was all about basketball. Extremely competitive in nature, I worked hard on the fundamentals and conditioning not only during the regular seasons, but every summer I worked hard to get better. My older sister was my basketball mentor. While I was on a...

Reflect and Remember

Having just celebrated Thanksgiving, I am reminded why I love this holiday so much. Every fourth Thursday of each November in America, we give thanks. We have a federally recognized day on our yearly calendar, set aside for reflection about the things for which we are...