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Life is difficult. Hope and healing through Jesus Christ are possible. Join me as we navigate this perilous journey together.

I was outside moving lawn furniture when my son yelled my name and pointed to the house wall. “Be careful, there’s a spider.”  Sure enough. A big, hairy spider sat next to my office window. No problem. I considered myself a bug removal expert. I reached for a nearby broom, aimed the handle at the spider, and made contact… With the window.  My son lowered his hand, and we gaped at the shattered glass.  I had missed but hit the now shattered window.  In life, I...read more

I walked into the grocery store. On a group blind date, no less. Fear and excitement warred inside me. The guy I’d been paired up with smiled at me and my heart did a little flip. I ran my tongue along my teeth, hoping I didn’t have any Chinese food stuck in the crevices. I was enjoying getting to know him, but I wasn’t sure he felt the same way.  My friend stopped in front of me. “What should we buy first?” She’d been the one to suggest the date, and I’d gone along with it...read more

The snow-covered mountains looked like the setting for a Hallmark movie. I peered through the ice-coated tree branches, looking for the big city girl who had returned to her small town. Soon, a horse-drawn sleigh would glide over the glistening snow with the hunky Christmas farmer at the reins. Yet, it wasn’t Christmas, and we weren’t in a romantic movie. No picture-perfect couple. Just me, my road-weary husband, and our twenty-year-old always hungry son. We’d left our Florida home Friday morning with...read more