I have a friend who adopted her son after several years of fostering him. She said that when the official court date drew closer, she...

Every six months or so, depending on what’s going on in my life, I have a Knock-Down. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s kind...

With the cold weather in full swing, now is the perfect time for me to spend my evenings crocheting. There’s not much that makes me...

My New Year’s resolution this year was to drink more water. This is one of those goals that is laughably obvious and somehow difficult at...

Growing up the middle sister of three girls, we had a lot of Barbie dolls. We liked to make haute-couture dresses for them using scraps...

One of the scariest parts of teaching someone to drive is sitting in the passenger seat when they’re learning how to change lanes. Once...

The other day, I heard someone say that Jesus asked 307 questions in the first 4 books of the Bible, but, of the 183 questions he was...

I’ve been making my way through the Old Testament, and I’ve noticed a phrase which pops up frequently when God is referring to His chosen...

This may be indicative of my particular personality type, but sometimes I think the expectation of a vacation or other anticipated event...

May has got to be the busiest month of the year, at least, it is for me in my current season of life. Graduation parties and wedding...

I pass the same Burger King restaurant several times a week, though I’ve never actually eaten there. On my frequent passings, I’ve...

Looking out at the dreary winter landscape that is my backyard in February, I have to rally my senses to look forward to a lovelier...

I’m not much of a daredevil. I’ll ride a few roller coasters in the summer and maybe glide on a sled once a year if we get enough snow,...

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you buy a ticket for a movie, sit down in the theater, watch a bunch of commercials, followed by a slew...

Centuries after the trumpet sound had finished echoing off the stones which used to be the walls of Jericho and centuries before King...

I always wanted a canopy bed, a canopy bed with a frilly dust ruffle and tons of fabric draping over me as I dreamed perfect, happy...

I work at a preschool a couple of days a week. I know that these kids ranging from one to five-years old will eventually grow up to be...

When our girls were little, one of their favorite games to play was hide-and-seek. They would tell me or my husband Brent to hide our...

Last weekend, our youngest son’s soccer team played in a tournament in Gatlinburg. Back in August, when they first listed it among the...

A few weeks ago, I heard an unmistakable chirping sound as I walked through the basement to the laundry room. We had recently changed the...