Today is my 39th wedding anniversary, and we are celebrating the occasion at a beautiful location in Colorado Springs, Colorado, The Broadmoor Hotel. There are fresh flowers everywhere (I love fresh flowers). And the walls are lined with photos of some of the famous people who have stayed here. I feel like a princess, just…
I realized this week that three major projects are concluding at the same time, and they all start with the letter “D”: Doctoral Project, Documentary, and Devotional. I thought there must be some significance to this, so my prayer partner looked up the letter “D” in the Hebrew alphabet and the letter “Dalet” means “Door,”…
After a week of touring Dublin and parts of Scotland with my husband, I left Dublin on a plane—alone—and headed to England for another documentary taping and a two-week conference at the University of Oxford. It can be unsettling to travel internationally by oneself. I do not travel light so I don’t have my husband’s…
Everyone faces disappointment in life, but how are we supposed to handle it when it happens? How do we address the emotions we are feeling as we wait for resolution or restoration? We may shift between shock, hurt, confusion, forgiveness or unforgiveness. We may feel stuck—not sure if we should stay put or move on….
Growing up, Easter was about Easter egg hunts and beautiful baskets filled with candy. I used to get excited the week before the holiday because I knew Easter was coming and it was special. Now, as a Christian, Easter means so much more. It is the remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus Christ made…