Beauty from the  Ashes

November 7, 2016 “Come thou fount of Every blessing Tune my heart to Sing Thy grace” This is the first line of a hymn written by Robert...

November 6, 2016 Dear Emily, Tonight I felt compassion for you for the first time. In all my attempts to forgive you over the years, I...

October 31, 2016 I did a lot of weeding this summer in my backyard. My mom taught me when I was young that you have to get down deep and...

October 17, 2016 “When you’re walking closely with God, staying in His will, His blessings pour out as water through a hose. When you...

September 14, 2016 She was running away from me down the beach as fast as her little six-year-old legs could carry her, and for a few...

August 17, 2016 When I woke Ivy up this morning, I said, “Today’s the day!” Her eyes flew open, and she sat up. My parents gave Ivy an...

July 26, 2016 identity: noun 1) who someone is; the name of a person 2) the qualities, beliefs, etc., that make a particular person or...

July 14, 2016 “At least you didn’t get rained on, like that one camping trip!” I occasionally get comments like this from people who read...

July 6, 2016 A gentle whisper. The Creator of the universe, Almighty God, chose to show up in a gentle whisper. I recently traveled to...

July 2, 2016 We hiked into Marion Lake yesterday. I’ve never done anything quite like that before. We had to carry all our camping gear....