It is with sadness that I write these words.  It is time for me to end writing this column.  As most of you are aware, I have had a very difficult year or so, and right now my heart is not into writing anymore.  So, after much prayer and thinking things through, I have decided to “retire” this column.

I want to thank Darlene for giving me this wonderful opportunity to minister to others.  Darlene and I “met” several years ago via our blogs, and it was… Read More

“Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps not record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, NIV

As I was perusing Bible verses to use for this column, this one leapt out at me as the most perfect verse to use on this Father’s Day. … Read More

“No gift to your mother can ever equal
her gift to you – life.”

A woman has the most mysterious and wonderful power in the whole world – choosing to give birth to a child.  Most of the time, the child is born into a family unit.  But there are times when a woman has a very difficult and painful decision to make – is she able to give the child whom she is carrying a life where all of his or her needs are met?   A lot… Read More

“On Easter Day, the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer.”
Douglas Thornton

Easter Day is so full of joy and promise–of promises filled and yet to be realized–and a glimpse to life everlasting.  We have gone through a long period of Lent, pondering the sufferings of Christ and his ultimate death so that we could live. Easter Day dawns, and as the sun rises on the horizon, the rays illuminate the glory of God’s kingdom and tease us with the

Hope.  March is the perfect time to reflect on hope. Soon we’ll see visual signs of new life in the spring flowers and new tendrils of grass peeking up out of the brown frozen ground. We hear of God’s promise of eternal life through the sacrifice and death of His only son, Jesus Christ.  Without hope for this eternal life, which is perfectly symbolized by the new life which surrounds us in spring, our lives would have no meaning. 

As Basil C. Hume spoke

“For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:21

Love.  

Can you love someone before seeing them? 

Of course, as parents, we love our children as they are growing in the mothers’ womb. 

But, what about adoptive parents? Can they love a child before having a physical or emotional connection with that child, as a biological parent can? 

In my experience as being an adoptive mom twice, the answer is an unequivocal “YES!”

We knew about… Read More

To everything there is a season, 
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; 
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; 
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; 
a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; 
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from… Read More

“Do not get tired of doing what is good.  Do not get discouraged and give up, for we reap a harvest of  blessings at the appropriate time”. 

–Galatians 6:9

I am certain that for all of us, at times, it seems like no matter how hard we pray, or how many sacrifices we may make, or how many good things we do, God just isn’t answering our prayers.  It is especially true for me right now in this season of my life… Read More

“Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”  Hebrews 12:14

Mother Theresa is quoted as saying “True holiness consists in doing God’s will with a smile.” That goes against the grain of popular culture, which has the pursuit of personal happiness as its mantra and false message.

Recently, in a conversation with a young woman,  I questioned her about the choices she was making, which were going against the grain of all the values she had been taught, and which were going against God’s teachings that she knew so… Read More

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”
G. K. Chesterton

The beginning of a new school years signifies getting back into a routine, having an overscheduled appointment book, and the constant juggling of not having enough time to fit in everything which needs to be done. The pace of life quickens during the autumn season, just as the days begin to grow shorter. We send our children off to school with high hopes that what they are being taught coincides with… Read More