I can’t believe 2016 is almost over. What a year it has been! Through the publishing of Moving On: Surviving the Grief of Forced Termination, God has blessed me with a host of new friends, many of whom I’ve never met face-to-face. Many of you are walking your own grief journey and I am honored … [Read more…]
Music – Last week I said I was thankful for K-LOVE and KVNE. Let me explain. During the darkest months of my life, the music on K-LOVE radio kept my soul alive. Third Day’s “Revelation” served as my prayer. Seriously. Every time “Revelation” came on the radio, I’d breathe a four-word prayer—“This is me, God”—and … [Read more…]
Last week I started a series of blog posts on gratitude. Using the alphabet, I’m choosing 26 things for which I am thankful and I invite you to do the same. Why? Because Christmas can be an emotional time of the year for lots of folks, especially if you’ve experienced loss recently. You may not … [Read more…]
Eight years ago, my husband and I experienced our first Christmas having no church home. The month before, we’d been unjustly forced to resign our church so to say that Christmas was tough that year is an understatement. The holiday season was brutal. Absolutely brutal. I didn’t realize it then but I know now that … [Read more…]
Expectations run high this time of year. Whether I’m checking out at the grocery store or making pleasant conversation at a business luncheon, people ask the same questions: “Are you ready for Christmas? Have you gotten your tree up?” And they ask with an excitement that implies I should be equally enthusiastic about decorating for … [Read more…]