This Christmas season has been fun and special as I have had several opportunities to bless others by caroling for elderly people in the community. Each time, despite the cold and rainy weather, it has been so exciting to see the faces of people light up as we raised a “joyful noise” in singing familiar…

Just a few of the articles I’ve been thinking about lately…. Hope for the Waiting When Your Dreams are Delayed God is Looking for Plodders Scriptures to Meditate on When your Future is Uncertain In all of this, the idea that God is good, God is faithful, and God is in control just keeps on…

Adventure calls from the darkness of the cave, tempting, begging, and pleading for the wanderer to enter. Inside, the perceived black of night is overwhelmed by real dark, the complete absence of light. Inch by inch, tiptoeing forward, the adventurous soul gropes the cave walls, hoping desperately to find solid ground to support the next…

On Thanksgiving, the turkey, stuffing, rolls, potatoes, and pumpkin pie blend together to create the smell of family, food, and home. A smell that wafts throughout the house and lingers in our memories….at least until Black Friday hits, when we hit the shopping centers to overdraft our credit cards once again in celebration of everything…

It seems like summer was just yesterday, but, according to the calendar, Thanksgiving is just a week away. Maybe that’s because in Indiana, it was “summer” with sunshine and 70s on Sunday, before it snowed on Monday! When I think about Thanksgiving, I always remember a simple activity my parents incorporated into our yearly tradition….

I just want to hide in a corner and cry. No matter how hard I try to suppress them, the tears keep welling up behind my eyes. I feel like a failure. A disappointment. Even though I arrived at school early, even though I read the minutes and had everything prepared, even though I left…