“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5–6) It was 2013, and our Pearls of Promise team was in a small bookstore in Kerrville, Texas. We were there to see if the store would carry…
What a roller coaster life has been for my family and me, heck for the world! It seems like this Thanksgiving will probably be unusually more difficult. Families still keeping distant or gathering with trepidation will bring more emotions into an already heavy season. That’s why it’s especially important to speak with grace to each…
Are you a “shoe” person? I’ve never been able to wear high heels because at 5’9” I wobble too much. Because it’s a long way down, I just don’t wear them! Years ago, I remember producing a short film for a graduate school project called “These Shoes Weren’t Made for Walking.” So even back then…
Today as I was cleaning up and going through papers that I need to get rid of, I realized this time of isolation provides a great opportunity to discard of things no longer needed. While tearing papers, I came across a letter my husband wrote to me 37 years ago. He was acknowledging his undying…
I was about to leave for lunch with a friend when I heard a soft voice, “Why don’t you take your Hebrew book?” I argued with the thought. I’m only going to lunch then coming straight home. It makes no sense to take my book. So I didn’t. It was a nice lunch, then afterwards…