Grateful, Thankful, Appreciative. I am not sure that there are any other words that I could use that would describe this past year in a...

The third week of Advent focuses on joy. Many people equate joy with happiness and that these two words are interchangeable. But, joy is...

Justice…Mercy…Humility Over the last few weeks, I have been pondering the Bible verse, “The Lord has told you what is good, and this is...

Invisible Those are the scars that I carry on the inside of my body…literally. They are invisible. Today we hiked 1 1/2 miles down into...

Today is my daughter’s 14th birthday. She is speeding quickly into the teen years and I know that the next time I blink, she will be an...

5 Ways to Help Those Who Are Grieving Grief is something that we all have to deal with at some point in our lives. It can be devastating...

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow, …do good anyway. Choosing to do good, to give sacrificially, to be kind to those who are...

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies, SUCCEED ANYWAY Have you ever been successful in something that earned you...

And this too shall pass… the infamous phrase that is hastily uttered to an individual experiencing a trial or tribulation of some sort. ...

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 ESV Karma, it’s a word that...

Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you. –...

Over the twenty years that I have been working with survivors of loss due to traumatic death, I have walked many of them through the...

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 Where are your thoughts...

I tell my daughter and her friends, “don’t be afraid to do hard things,” all of the time. I tell my friends that and I tell some of my...

2 Samuel 2:6 says, “May the LORD now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done...

When you think of a leader, who do you envision? What qualities does that individual have? What expectations do you have for them? ...

Waiting for the Dark Darkness is all around me; thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere. Job 23:17 For several days, multiple times a...

You + Me = Loss Today, February 11, 2021 is Chinese New Year. It’s also my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. (On a side-note, how in...

Please Don’t Say… Part 1 of a 2 Part Series. Raise your hand if a friend, loved one, or even a complete stranger has said something to...

Here we are, already at the end of January 2021. How did this month fly by this quickly? For those of us working in the emergency...