By now we’re already a month into the New Year. And most people have set new goals or have new resolutions to start the year differently...

New Year’s didn’t start off with a bang or the popping and pouring of champagne this year. It started off more like a fizzle with the...

Every year as I decorate for Christmas, my favorite décor is the variety of manger scenes I've collected over the years. Some are of...

As we enter into the season of Christmas and advent, one of my favorite activities is to drive around town to see the Christmas lights...

As the annual holiday of Thanksgiving draws near this year, many are already making plans to celebrate with family and loved ones. After...

Today would have been my mother’s 86th birthday here on earth. I awoke feeling a bit sad and blue, not quite able to put my finger on...

During my childhood, I was in wonder that the green trees would change into a kaleidoscope of multi-faceted colors in fall. The once...

As I child, I loved going to the fall fair. Not only did it signal that fall was here, but it was a special time to ride the rides, walk...

There’s something about fall that just makes it my favorite time of the year. Don’t get me wrong, I love every season. Like winter...

My step-dad, Paul, had always loved football. He lived and breathed football and sacrificed hours of sleep, socialization, and...

There’s just something about the savory smell of fresh bread baking in the oven that makes my mouth water. My mom was an amazing gourmet...

I stared in the mirror, tears pouring down my face as I dug around the cabinet looking for a pair of scissors. The hospital bands dug...

Bed of affliction: how often do we all strive, strain, and fight against the very thing that sometimes God has purposed for good? Not...

Turn on the news at any moment or follow social media and it can be overpowering. It’s as though the world has gone mad; chaos and...

Gratitude; it’s an attitude of thankfulness and appreciation from the heart. It’s an acknowledgment for the blessings in life despite the...

As I reached inside the gift sack, I was surprised with a bottle of perfume I had never tried before. The trade mark brand of "Eternity"...

The classical music on the television caught my attention as I stopped clicking through the stations one Sunday afternoon. I was tired...

It was proclaimed to have been one of the grandest luxury ships built in its time. It's upper floors were for the rich and famous, a...

A number of years ago, I was in a rush one day to get my two children to their gymnastic lessons. As I pulled my car in the parking lot,...

The road we travel in life can often be very hard and painful. Another simple word for that is called “suffering”. Suffering never comes...