Often we lose things…or people…we thought we should have. Life could only be right with this wonderful thing in it. And then suddenly, it’s gone. Vanished. Never to be put back in our hands again. Never within our view. A… Read More »Some Sweet Thing
Marc was quiet. He could hear a note of hurt in his brother’s voice. For a while he fiddled with the edge of the quilt that covered him, shame bringing color to his pale cheeks; but then he raised his… Read More »The God Who Catches Us
Yesterday, I shared a little about the background of Winter’s Prey in a post on Facebook—from a writing perspective. But I think it is important to share a little more about the background of the story. I started writing the… Read More »The Story Behind Winter’s Prey FORMAT
Life doesn’t always go the way we think it will. …Scratch that. …Life RARELY goes the way we think it will. We make plans, but they change, unravel, and sometimes just plain fall apart. Some people bounce back quickly or… Read More »Unfinished Stories
As I drove home one evening a few years ago, I was praying. My prayer went something like this, “Lord, I know You have given me the ability to write. I want that writing to count for you. I want… Read More »A Burden Not For You FORMAT
Never in my life have I felt so repeatedly beaten down as I have over the last nearly nine months. Crushed. That would best describe it. Time… after time… after time. Some days it comes in the forms of little… Read More »Getting Up Off The Floor FORMAT
Part 2 of 2 As I clutched the steering wheel, straining to see into that storm, I wasn’t really thinking much about the spiritual benefits of the situation. I was thinking about getting down that mountain alive! Whiteouts, however, provide… Read More »Out of Sight—Lessons from a Storm, Part 2 FORMAT
“Just breathe!” I told myself, still grappling with the straps on my helmet as the sled lurched toward the first drop in the track. I’ve never been one to risk life and limb for a thrill. Never. But, this was… Read More »Choosing Where To Jump FORMAT