Living Intentionally

I’ve had a friend for a couple of years now. What’s funny is we really don’t know each other. But let me introduce you to him anyway....

My neighbor still has her Christmas tree up. And you will never guess why! It started producing new buds. In other words, her tree is...

I taught my older son to play Gin Rummy at age 6. I love games, but Crazy 8’s and Go Fish were literally pushing me over the mental edge....

What are your expectations for 2020? We all have them. We may verbalize them as “resolutions,” but even if we never tell anyone anything,...

I remember my first prayer. I was in college and had recently become a Christian. I was excited about my new faith and longed to share my...

I didn’t know it was the last one. I had a feeling it would be, but I wasn’t sure until I broached the question with my kids. “Are we...

When was the last time you called into a radio station to win something? I am betting, like me, you were a kid. All hopeful, optimistic...

A family of three boarded a hotel shuttle, bound for the airport and a flight to Africa. Six suitcases accompanied them. Another couple...

I am the master at avoiding pain. Well, let me rephrase that. I am the master at planning to avoid pain. It’s a gift, really. My...

This summer our big family adventure was going to be a trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. We had booked a fantastic condo, scouted out fun...

When my son was two, he was diagnosed with a severe peanut and tree nut allergy. We were sternly warned to read every label and not...

We all have a barometer in our lives. That thing that determines whether our day is happy or sad, peaceful or turbulent, comical or...

It was an ordinary evening. I was cleaning up after dinner and my family starting singing “Happy Birthday” from the living room. I was...

In my last blog, I wrote about fear. From the response I could tell it struck a chord with many of you. So this week I'm covering the...

I spoke at a women’s retreat this past weekend and during the lunch break I had a crazy experience. I almost died. Dramatic, I know, but...

Before I leave town on a trip, I clean the house. Like really clean the house. Mop, wash the bathrooms, change the sheets and a host of...

For the past couple of years, my husband has run a 5K to support Free the Captives. (Great organization!) The first time he...

This week I was riding my bike and my son sent me a text. It was enough to make me melt right off the pedals. I wrote him back with a...

My ten-year-old was reading a book about two kids who discover a rundown village in the woods. It is a forgotten neighborhood where two...

“You dropped your cell phone!!!!” Those words rang out clearly from a man sitting behind me in a chair. A chair lift, to be exact. While...