There is just something about gently falling snow! What a beautiful way to experience God’s creative touch in nature.  It's completely mind-boggling to think that no two snowflakes that have ever fallen to the ground in the history of the world have ever...

This week marks the beginning of the Australian Open, the first of four grand slam tennis tournaments that take place throughout the year. Time for me to not get anything done for the next two weeks! The tournament takes place in the middle of Australia’s summer,...

“How do you do it?” I asked my dad. We were driving home from a social engagement in which we had run into one of his previous employees, someone who had embezzled money right out from under his nose. This person had posed as a friend but had been cheating him the...

“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) It’s hard to say the words I shall not want on a day like today. It’s been eight years since I heard my daughter’s laugh, saw her big brown eyes, or felt her hug. How can I not be in want when I am desperately...

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” This claim was made by Socrates, one of the wisest philosophers of ancient times.  It’s pretty easy to drift aimlessly through life, just surviving day-to-day. But here we are, at the brink of a new year. What better...

It’s the season for giving! AI tells me that the average American family spends $800-$1000 each year on Christmas gifts, and as a country we are expected to surpass $1 trillion in total holiday sales this year. Wow! I guess you could say we’re really good gift-givers!...

As Christmas approaches, the to-do list keeps getting longer and my days feel like they’re getting shorter. The programs, the presents, the parties, the preparations! The more things pile up, the more I feel my anxiety rise.  There are so many “good” things to be...

It’s that time of year. All the social media posts of the smiling happy holidays. I enjoy seeing what everybody’s doing. But if I’m not careful, all those highlight reels of other people’s lives can leave me feeling a bit empty. And wondering if my life is good...

Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la ‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la la la la la One of my favorite moments during this past Thanksgiving holiday was watching my young nieces and nephew sing Christmas carols led my brother-in-law’s...

Here we are at the end of November, and we all get a day off (or a few!) to eat turkey and pumpkin pie and watch football with our relatives. Why? Well, though the pilgrims might be credited with the first official Thanksgiving feast, it was actually George Washington...