Several years ago, a friend and I took a motorcycle trip out to Oregon. Our journey took us through South Dakota. As I rode west on Route 212 heading toward the Missouri River, enjoying the beautiful...
I have a friend who was in a severe car wreck earlier this year. To say they were shaken up is an understatement. In fact, their whole world got turned upside down. I’ve seen the damaged vehicle and...
During a college math methods class, the professor told all the future teachers, “Make sure you all dispel the myth about girls and math.” I’m sure I made a baffled face that communicated,...
God called my daughter to teach elementary school in our school district. Everyone in our family supported this calling because, after all, she was a hometown girl, and don’t teachers give birth to...
How well do you do with change? When something familiar gets challenged or comes to an end, how do you respond? Maybe you play it off as fine but feel disappointed inside. Maybe you speak out against...
I didn’t consider myself the most likely person to get a book published. I didn’t have any formal writing training or connections in the publishing industry. I knew nothing about publishing a book...
I have a distinct memory from childhood. Experts say we retain memories from the age of four. At night, during the summer, my mom let me go out in our backyard with my PJs on and look at the moon. I...
My precious ten-year-old daughter stormed up the stairs stomping as hard as her little legs allowed. As she slammed the bedroom door she bellowed, “I hate you!” Being an adult, I was truly...
Making requests of a fanciful god is the stuff of fairytales. But praying to the one true God of the Bible is gutsy and good. What’s the difference? Your Heavenly Father is real and really wants to...