The little preschool-age girl, living on the farm with her siblings and parents, lived in constant fear of going outside to play. The...

Kids, even the adult versions, display the effects of the greatest influences in life…their parents. It can show up in being a mirror...

You hear a lot of ‘loving’ being mentioned. “I love my truck…my chocolates, my family… playing golf…going to the movies, drinking beer,...

Ever had the experience of wishing you were just… a little bit different you? Maybe a thousand or so various times in your life? Then in...

Years ago, as elementary students at a tiny country school, our bus driver took us to school in his huge station wagon. That meant we...

The holiday fun and games were over, and we were ready to fly home. But a middle of the night message informed us our flight was...

I read this again the other day. “I will NEVER quit fighting to win against the enemy in my life. After all my bullets are gone from...

Were you one of us who made yourself a promise or a vow for the new year? And then look up, and it is six days into 2023 and you’ve...

Nowadays, identifying with a gender-and deciding to be that gender- rapidly seems to be becoming the norm. Some parents have decided, and...

Okay, let’s just accept it. Christmastime is a confusing mixture of Bible stories, family traditions, myths, and fun Santa Claus tales....

There is a popular TV show that had a character named Ziva David for quite a while. From Israel, and having learned English along with...

Houston, we have a problem. Over-promising and then under-delivering. And I am not just referring to our government which, to my...

For many folks, it’s that dreaded time again. The Christmas holiday dinner with the extended family. The event that causes you to have to...

Honestly guys, how much sense does dodging shadows make? Can shadows themselves inflict harm? Nope, and in the respect of inflicting...

While out walking we met, greeted, and walked on past a lady who suddenly tripped over the little dog scampering at her feet. Causing her...

“I hate this, I don’t want to have to go thru this!” Don’t blame you for feeling that. But sometimes, maybe you need ‘this’. Maybe, it’s...

We had been traveling non-stop for three straight weeks. It had been one different bed after another – and Renie is simply not someone...

Growing up in a large family, with very little income, usually doesn’t create a kid who is spoiled by having all the finer things in...

A few years ago, we had a guest preacher in our church one Sunday morning. Several of his congregants also were there in support of their...

The young husband meant it when he told her, “We will, I promise. We’ll go. But honey, right now is a really bad time. The farm is...