“Have a god start to your day.” Oops. That wasn’t what I meant to say, but it was too late. No taking back the words once you hit “send.” My thumbs are fatter than the virtual keys on my smartphone. That’s why the text I sent my
The Fourth of July always leaves me grateful for the freedoms of this country, and especially for those who fought and died to secure those freedoms. But I’m also grateful that I don’t have to live independently—totally alone, counting only upon myself for everything. Thank God for
I spotted the bill on the carpeted hospital hallway as I rounded the corner from the rehab unit where I’d been sitting with a loved one. Folded twice, it looked like mine. Instinctively, I reached into my left pocket and felt the few ones and fives I
… especially for the believer who knows his God awaits him. Death of the human body, of a dream, of a goal—not necessarily painless, but easy if one lets go in faith. The death is not an end, but the beginning of a new life, a new
Voices from the box on my desk tell me the world is too hot, too wet, too cold, too out of control. Those voices shout doomsday declarations about the industry I’m involved in. They tell me that evil is on the rise and justice is on the
There is a curve in US Highway 50 west of Cañon City, Colorado, that the locals call Soda Point. For perhaps a couple of centuries a natural soda spring bubbled up there and Utes and explorers alike took the waters. In the late 1940s someone or many
Look closely at this photograph. Exactly in the center, just to the right of the tree. See it? I’m not a smiley-face kind of person, but this one caught me by surprise one snowy morning last week. In the middle of my work on a novel set
Creativity Something we wish we had more of, right? Today I’m hosting author and speaker Karen Whiting who’s written a fun book of craft ideas for girls. Check out her suggestions for finding God’s creative spark in the New Year. *** I love creativity and always feel