Have you ever walked through a parking lot and unknowingly gotten gum on your shoe?  You labor and work so hard to get it off.  What a struggle!  You try…

Is prayer a struggle for you?  Is it something that feels uncomfortable or that you put off or don't even think about?  Maybe you've heard someone pray one of those…

My Aunt Margaret was the quintessential mom:  every burner on the stove going because none of her offspring liked the same thing; whipping up pies and even homemade donuts that…

Ever suffered from the "3 B's"?  Bummed, bored and blah?  Bummed is simply feeling down...Frustrated, upset, maybe stressed, but definitely "down in the dumps", as it used to be called. …

Several weeks ago on my walk, I passed by this ugly cactus on my way and questioned why anyone would choose to plant such a thing in their yard.  Imagine…

Easter is upon us, though it may not seem like it.  Life goes on in such an unfamiliar way to us that is has become clouded and we feel like…

My friend, Norma, sends me an email every Sunday night.  She's been doing this for years.  She tells me about her week and usually about some subject or theological issue…

Growing up, we spent summers on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.  It was amazing.  Surrounded by the majesty of God's creation.  We always had a boat, and my dad…

Perhaps you've had the experience of driving an unfamiliar road and running into fog.  Suddenly, you can't see anything: what's around you, streetlights, the road ahead.  You slow down and…

Is this for real?  Or, is it surreal?  Are we in some sci-fi movie where it will soon end and the credits will roll?  Everyone is in a panic -…