You’ve heard that old saying, “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” Well, I’d like to make a case against this proposition. I’m a first-time grandmother. Micah just turned six months old. He and his mommy and daddy live four hours away. It had been a month since I’d seen him…
Read moreThis summer I took our puppy for a two-mile walk around a lake along with hundreds of others to support a local fundraiser. At first Teddy was wild and energetic, but as the walk continued his pace slowed. He started panting and purposely sought out the shady areas. Who could…
Read moreI hate goodbyes. I really do. I rarely say them, even when face to face with someone I may not see for months, or even longer. Goodbyes mark endings, not beginnings. They come with sadness not joy. They lack hope. So I avoid them like the plague. I try to…
Read moreFour days ago, Church of Iran pastor Yousef Nadarkhani was released from a death sentence imposed upon him by the Iranian court, andhe was reunited with his family. Did you hear? Did you notice? Did you pray for this man, his plight, his Muslim captors? I wrote to him in July…
Read moreThe day after 9/11 felt like a heavy blanket had been dropped on the country. Daily life was overshadowed by a sense of grief and confusion. So many questions were being asked, “How could this happen?” “Who would do this to innocent people?” In the days that followed, I…
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