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When Days Are Dark
I was in Illinois. My husband was in North Carolina. I’m usually the video girl, but Brad stepped up to film our daughter’s volleyball tournament since I couldn’t be there. I had shown him how to...
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When The Answer is NO, Part 1
In the summer of 2002, Shira and Joey Arnold were delighted to learn that they were expecting their first child. They excitedly shared the news with family and friends as they began to plan for their...
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The Connection Between Confession and Courage
In Psalm 62 the phrase “I will never be shaken” appears twice and pops up like 3D on a flat surface. Who says this type of thing? What’s behind such a statement of confidence? David wrote Psalm 62 when...
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Delighting in God
In C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia series, a young Edmund Pevensie is a fictional character who, at one point, almost traded his soul for a Turkish delight. He naïvely gave into cravings that...
View ArticleCaught Between Trust and Worry
The prophet Isaiah said, “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor is his ear to dull to hear.” (Isaiah 59:1) Though I know in my heart this is true, I still sometimes go back and forth...
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When Questions Are Many and Answers Are Few
As the basketball game heated up and the man-to-man coverage got up close and personal, he took an elbow to the ear. Seconds later his world went silent on the trauma side. Stunned, he continued to...
View ArticleWhen the Storm Brings Fire
Thunder cracked the sky when a lightning bolt ripped through the roof of our home, igniting a fire that redefined our normal that Tuesday night in March 2017. The house snapped dark and shook. It was...
View ArticleThe Fear Fight
Let’s face it. Life can be scary. We watch the news and feel like Chicken Little. The sky always seems to be falling. We lose sleep over our loved ones, our lost ones, and our little ones. We worry...
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You’re Not Alone
While walking into the opening session of a conference, my husband’s cell phone rang. He answered the call, then as the emcee welcomed us to the weekend, Brad leaned over and whispered in my ear....
View ArticleLiving With a Brave Faith in a Scary World
Let’s face it. Life can be scary. We watch the news and feel like Chicken Little. The sky always seems to be falling. We lose sleep over our loved ones, our lost ones, and our little ones. We worry...
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