Heart Warming

There’s no doubt about it.  Processing the impending death of a loved one is hard, really hard, as we stand helplessly by watching life ebb away.  A few years have passed since I last committed a loved one into Jesus’ arms, but I know of some who still struggle with ...

It was a downpour, a steady rain falling with no sign of letting up. My friend and I were picking strawberries at a local patch.  The day had begun with cumulus clouds, but we decided to take our kids and go for it.  It ended up that the kids sat in the ...

Recently, I was asked to prepare a short devotional message for those attending an upcoming luncheon at our church for a group of half-way house ladies.  It would be a mixed crowd of women.  Some would know Jesus well and others would not really care much about the whole topic ...

Parents around the globe are campaigning for a line of dolls that reflect the 150 million children who live with a disability.[1] The movement is called a “Toy Like Me” campaign and has created quite the buzz on social media outlets. Put a trio of determined moms in a room ...

In the entryway of my mother’s house hangs a beautiful picture of a waterfall surrounded by trees.  You’d never know the picture was made up of hundreds of puzzle pieces unless you examined the picture up close. One thousand small jig saw puzzle pieces, precisely fitted together with seams lined up perfectly, create ...