Wowza! I’ve heard a lot of heavy stories recently: friends with family members dying, scary health diagnoses, and broken relationships. We all need a little happy, don’t we? God doesn’t promise that our lives will be free from sorrow. In fact, quite the opposite, Jesus told us that in this world we will have sorrow…
I love the holidays! The lights, decorating the tree, the gifts… ah, I love the whole thing. However, I realize there are many for whom the holidays bring profound sadness. Perhaps because of lost loved ones or broken dreams, when the holidays roll around, anxiety and depression increase. Recently in my early morning time with…
There’s a game I love to play with my grandkids where I hide a treasure and they leave the room and count. Then they have to come back and hunt for the treasure. While they hunt, I tell them if they are hot or cold (hot means they’re close, cold means they’re not anywhere near…
The wilderness is bleak and barren. I remember while traveling in Israel and Egypt several years ago, Steve and I went to the Sinai Desert. I have to tell you; it was barren for miles! I’ve always been a bit hard on the Israelites who complained in the desert and murmured against God…until I visited…
One of the easiest ways to have a happy week might surprise you. Often we think that happiness means gaining what we don’t have. We tell ourselves, “As soon as I find love, get a job, buy a house, or ___________, I’ll be happy.” But happiness doesn’t come wrapped up in the package of perfect…