Marriage is hard
Valentine’s Day is coming up and I’m browsing the card aisle looking for the right card to give my husband on this, our 20th Valentine’s Day together. I’m looking for the... »
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God’s presence
Even if you lost the entire world but still held on to your faith, then you have ultimately lost nothing. If you have faith, no unscalable heights, no uncrossable rivers,... »
The search for a plan
As we take our first steps into 2022, I suspect many of us have a sense of relief as we ring out 2021. It’s true that the last couple of years have been unusually difficu... »
Five word plan
At any point in time, there’s always someone looking to revitalize their life or turn over a new leaf. If that’s you right now, here’s a simple plan that I found to be in... »
Got potential?
What can you realistically expect to be or accomplish? That depends in part on how you define “realistic.” Nobody knows what we’re capable of better than God, and often H... »
Renewing your mind
I once talked with a woman who said she tried very hard to think only positive thoughts, but she was never able to keep it up for long. Even when she managed to appear op... »
The bathtub principle
It looks like the bathtub is finally getting fixed! So I thought when I arrived back at our mission center to find a man respraying the bathtub in our front bathroom. Our... »
Something out of very little
The saying, “Necessity is the mother of Invention,” certainly took on greater meaning lately, with the increased challenges due to the pandemic and people needing to find... »
A different take on goals
As the 2020 new year began, I had a long list of goals and plans. I had high expectations and hoped to reach at least half of the items on my list. The year started off w... »
Where is hope?
I didn’t like my mood. It wasn’t exactly cold—more like chilly with a chance of thunderstorms. Exactly like the weather that day. I knew why I was feeling that way, and i... »
The faith way
Like a lot of people, as each new year approaches, I try to reflect on the past year and set goals for the coming one. As I was about to do that this year, a friend sent... »
Best-laid plans
Ever since our family moved to southeast Texas, we’ve been experiencing frequent hurricanes, floods, sweltering heat in the summer, and freezing temperatures in the winte... »