My parents split, but not in the way you might think.  One died from cancer when I was 5-years-old.  The other died of a heart attack when I was 21-years-old. I thought nothing could have been worse than my mom and dad dying.  I know comparing pain is pointless, because heartache is heartache, yet I ...

There is a rule in the writing world, a basic rule:  “Show, don’t tell.” It seems like no matter what it is we do, God can use it to teach us.  If you jog, He can use it to teach you.  If you paint, He can use it to teach you.  If you ...

What if God would just give us a shock every time we got out of line, wouldn’t that change us?  He has the power to do it.  He is all-powerful, the Master and Creator of the Universe.  He could.  How about every time we told a lie, our nose really would grow? However, if ...

I remember the pressure in my teen years, probably the hardest years of my life.   I knew I was no hero.  Unpopular, pimpled and never asked out on a date.   I was prude by default it seemed like and I made plenty of bad choices that if I could change, I would.  However, life ...

I do not have to see Him to believe in Him.   The Holy Spirit is constantly guiding me, willing to be my source of comfort. I was given comfort this week after I  had an uncomfortable conversation with a friend who I adore.  She told me I use God as a ...