Taking a deep dive into faith... and God's love may sound fun and exciting, but oh, my goodness. It is scary! Jumping Off... There are few things scarier than jumping off a high cliff into a deep pool of water. I remember a similar experience when we lived in Ekalaka, Montana near Trail’s End Ranch/Bible camp. The camp had an exciting adventure ride that they called the Zipline. It was a wire stretched across a valley near the camp. To reach the top of the line, I had to climb a ... View the Post
Want A Good Summer Read? Here Are My Five Favorite Christian Mystery Series
You are at the pool while your child is taking swimming lessons. You just happen to have a book in your bag. At home, you have a few minutes and brew yourself some chai tea and sit on the back patio while the birds sing and the flowers bloom. Again, you find that book you've been reading. That evening, you are waiting for your husband while he plays a baseball game. Ah! That book comes out again. But what book? A good book. Here are my all-time five favorite Christian mystery and detective ... View the Post
Transform Your Life: Six Proven Steps to Find the Secret of Joy
Part Two How can we find joy in the midst of a dreary, troublesome, difficult world? On those days when nothing seems to go right, when the car breaks down, and the rain won’t stop, and the kids are driving you crazy. God’s joy is different that the world’s joy. God’s joy is a deep-seated sense of peace and confidence that comes from believing that God is in control, that He loves me, and that He is working for my good even if I can’t feel it. Rom. 8:28 Yet the busier we get, the more ... View the Post
Transform Your Life: 6 Proven Steps to Find the Secret of Joy
Part One “He that has light within his own clear breast may sit in the center, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.” John Milton The old man shifted, hearing in his half-sleep the clink of chains. Pain shot up from his hips as he moved. His back hurt, too, and he knew if he walked, his feet would scream at him. It seemed everything hurt these days. The man next to him moved, too, and ... View the Post
How to Find Joy in the Snow — Three Strategies that Will Help You Stay Sane
We love snow and spent the first fifteen years of our married life in the snow country of British Columbia, Canada. Dan likes it so much that he doesn't mind shoveling it! And then, several years later, we spent a year and a half in Portland, Oregon where it only rained. We went on excursions to Mt. Hood to play in the snow, but that just wasn't the same as having it available right out your door. When we moved to Ekalaka, Montana, we arrived between two storm systems. They already had two ... View the Post
Courage, Dear Heart. How We Can Face the Future Without Fear.
Fear demoralizes, immobilizes and defeats a person. Many people live in fear these days. Yet there is a way to face the future with courage, peace and hope. When Lucy Pevensie journeyed with her brother, cousin, and Prince Caspian aboard the ship the Dawn Treader, she became frightened when the ship got stuck at the Dark Island where their worst fears were realized. As the darkness increased, and the men pulled at the oars frantically to leave the island, ... View the Post
