A Matter of Trust
"You wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You:Because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) More than once, growing up, I overheard my mother tell…
Love and the Lost Letter
There is a special group of people who haved faithfully walked with me on my healing journey--whose grace, kindness, and wisdom have stood the test of time. My pastor Scott…
For those left behind – helps for healing
Dear Friend,For whatever has brought you here, I am truly sorry—for your heartbreak and the tears that line your face. I pray that my words will help bring you healing,…
How to make the next decade photo-worthy
Meticulous planning went into our New Year's Eve celebration of 1999-2000. For those too young to remember, this was the infamous Y2K—cue The Twilight Zone theme. Life, as we knew…
My gift in His hands
No matter that it was the best I could do—the gift was cheap and I was ashamed. Still, years later, like the ghost of Christmas past, I hear that dollar…
The little tree in the other room
They didn't fit on the family tree—or did they? Certainly, not one of them would have ever qualified to be Miss Israel. Tamar, the woman who seduced her father-in-law, Rahab,…
How to have the best day ever
It's coming—the family event of the year. There will be variations of uncles with corny jokes, cousins that won't forgive, and, well, let's just say—interesting personalities. Pile on exhaustion, expectations,…
Biblical Counseling Information
Why Biblical Counseling? The most significant decision you will ever make, concerns your willingness to follow God's plan for your life as revealed in the Bible. Biblical counseling is…
Why Biblical Counseling?
Are you interested in talking to a biblical counselor or acquiring some training in biblical counseling? This page will be my testimony of why I went to a biblical counselor…
Thoughts on helping those left behind
If you are here, in the wake of a suicide, to help someone you know and love—thank you. Entering into someone’s deep grief is no easy task. In doing so,…
For those left behind
Dear loved one, Right now, you are in a place that you never wanted to be and most likely, never considered to be a possibility. You feel stunned, shocked, numb,…
Because Fear Wants to Stop Us
Then Moses said to the LORD, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; But I am slow of speech and…