My church is doing a study on prayer right now, and I cannot adequately share the timeliness of this in my life. Isn’t that how God does things? He knows just what we need, when we need it, how we…
Believers and the Bewildering Truths of Suicide
September 10, 2015. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. STOP. I literally beg you not to log out, close this post, or predetermine that this will be a “downer” post. I need you to read this. You need you to…
Petals from the Basket Retreat Survey
I am considering doing a retreat for women with “no spouse in the house,” which would be held during the summer of 2016. Please complete the survey below and submit your form on or before midnight, Monday, August 17, 2015.…
Hospitality is Easier than It Looks!
I don’t remember too many weeks from my childhood when we didn’t have someone in our home for coffee, a meal, game night, or any other number of reasons. But as I’ve grown older (okay fine: much, much older), I’ve…
My Faraway Father
Writing a blog post about my deceased father on Father’s Day weekend seemed so cliché, unspectacular, and anticipated. For the last two weeks I fought hard not to give in. My mind was fully determined to remain silent; yet, my…