A Place Called Blessing
I admit I'm a slow reader. Mostly because I wait until bedtime to crack open the latest book I'm reading. I usually don't get far before my head is nodding and my husband nudges me and asks, "Are you asleep?"When I read A Place Called Blessing, by Dr. John Trent...
A Holy Comfort for Our Grief
There are times when you know you've encountered a holy experience. Two weeks ago, on a Friday evening, friends gathered to remember our friend Melissa. She lost her agonizing battle with depression and took her life on a Saturday morning in early December.We who knew...
Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas!Enjoy these Christmas "Pearls of Wisdom" from some of today's most beloved writer's (Tricia Goyer, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Sibella Giorello and more)! Please follow the series through Christmas day as...
Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas!Enjoy these Christmas "Pearls of Wisdom" from some of today's most beloved writer's (Tricia Goyer, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Sibella Giorello and more)! Please follow the series through Christmas day as...
Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas!Enjoy these Christmas "Pearls of Wisdom" from some of today's most beloved writer's (Tricia Goyer, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Sibella Giorello and more)! Please follow the series through Christmas day as...
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Pearl Girls™ 12 Pearls of Christmas blogging series!We've gathered several of today's most beloved authors to share their Christmas "Pearls of Wisdom"! Please follow along beginning tomorrow (Wednesday the 14th) through Christmas day as...
Change can be Good
We've come to the end of another Thanksgiving weekend--the first Thanksgiving in many years that we've stayed home for the holiday. Usually we travel over the mountains, through the woods, and on the ferry to my parents' home on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.This...
Over the Top!
There's only one way to describe last weekend's Women of Faith event in Spokane...over the top! I joined two of my dearest friends, Mary and Judy, in Spokane. Our friendships span more than 30 years. Since our birthdays are in late-August and early-September, we have...
Blessed are Those who Mourn
I've heard it said there's a point in time when we become a parent to our parents. I know this in my head. My heart doesn't want to accept this role reversal. I'm only too aware that we're all aging. Years have passed by in a blink. I'm resisting. I want to be the...
A Tribute to My Dad
I wrote this piece about my dad 5 years ago on his 80th birthday. It seemed fitting to re-post my tribute to him on Father's Day, 2011. I love you, Dad!Wednesday, Flag Day, was my dad's 80th birthday. When I drove through our sleepy downtown (all of one street) early...
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