We received the call that my friend had passed away. My mother and I hugged one another, prayed for her family, and went to two separate rooms of the house, each to experience our private grief in the ways necessary…
The Blogger’s Dilemma
I Followed Him to Calvary
Several years ago, one of my nieces spent her summer playing the role of Mary Magdalene in the Black Hills Passion Play in Spearfish, South Dakota. The outdoor amphitheater included a setting where the audience could watch as Jesus climbed,…
Making Room for Easter
Easter. Resurrection Sunday. We call it by different names for different reasons, but for the sake of ease throughout this post, I will refer to it by the most commonly used name, Easter. My use of this term will reference…
Circumstances vs. Certainty
I recently read a devotional taken, in part, from the book Winning the War in Your Mind, by Craig Groeschel. I haven’t read the book, so please do not write me about endorsing a book by someone I know little…
Ten Years of Changes
Ten years ago today, March 26, 2012, I hit “Publish” for the first blog post on this website. On this anniversary of the launch of Petals from the Basket, I want to answer a question I asked myself this week:…