Life is a compilation of moments. Good, bad, beautiful, tragic and memorable. And then there are those we would rather forget. It’s easy for me to live life wishing away the moments that are challenging, but as I grow, I recognize these moments are so important. May is serving to be a busy month for us. We are so thankful for the graduations, weddings and birthdays that we have the honor to celebrate with our loved ones! This weekend, we had the honor to celebrate two of our

Every morning like clockwork the sun rises. As the earth rotates on her axis, she makes us patiently wait 24 hours to witness this momentary miracle of creation. Oh, but isn’t this moment so worth the wait? Spring has sprung, blooms everywhere stretch as they feel the sun’s light pour upon them. They stretch to show the beauty of their creation; they stretch up to Elohim, their Creator. I walk outside and see the beauty of a sunrise and my heart pounds in my chest as I thi

Waking up to the shrill of an alarm, never would Connie imagine that by the time the alarm was reset, her life would be turned upside down. Like any Monday, the morning would be bustling with the promise of a busy week ahead. By the time she had a moment to sit down and relax, her cell phone would ring. “Hello?” “Mom, this is Tommy.” “Hi son, how was your weekend? We missed you last night.” “Yeah, about that.” The long silence was followed by words she would never forget. “

​​ There are few things in life that one incarcerated can call their own. When they are arrested, they have rights, when they are convicted, they lose their right to freedom as they know it. For a citizen who follows the law this is an acceptable consequence for a crime. For the prisoner it can be a death sentence in itself. So where does one find hope in this environment? Today I would like to share a true short story of finding hope. My son is in prison, serving an 8 yea

Today my heart goes out to those who lost beloved family members on flight MH17. So many questions including why? who? How can this happen? In our society today, it is so easy to be met with chaos, tragedy or even an unknown which is unexpected and find ourselves paralyzed. This is the enemy's plan, distract us from the life to the full that our Father has for us so we lose our focus. So, we have to make a decision, do we allow the affairs of the world to define our rea

I have had a picture in my mind for several weeks. The picture is of clear glasses stacked up on one another in pyramid formation. Above the glasses is positioned a clear pitcher filled with clear refreshing water. The pitcher is positioned just right above the pyramid providing a steady flow of water into the glasses. And as each glass fills, the water overflows around the glass into the next glass and the next and the next. The picture in my mind is never-ending. The

We have another day of Thanksgiving ahead of us and while we will all be thinking and sharing what we are thankful for, I am so very thankful that Our God IS with us! In today's world, there is so much angst about the future of our freedoms, our families and our finances. We can become centered around our technology, our social media and our toys; at which time the world seems to be falling down around us. It is then when it becomes easy to get lost in the distractions whi

My heart is heavy this morning. Over the last week I have heard four different unrelated stories of people choosing to end their lives. People who have a seemingly great life, people with family, people whom you would never imagine would / could just give up. So today I ponder this question: "Why?" What could bring a person to this point? Is it fear? Anxiety? Uncertainty? To be able to leave everything behind, everyone they loved behind . . . I just cannot understand i