Driving somewhere unfamiliar recently, we decided to use GPS on my phone. We followed the verbal directions, making necessary lane changes just as instructed, but suddenly heard an unexpected change in our guide’s vocal infection. At a key intersection, the voice said, “Turn right?” as if she were suddenly unsure! How much confidence would you …
Our youngest daughter (and sixth child) will graduate from college this spring. I remember helping her pack for her first semester. She debated about taking an old fleece jacket she’d gotten in middle school. We discussed the fact that college students wear college-emblazoned t-shirts and hoodies, no longer associating themselves with their pre-high school days. …
Have you ever wanted to feel closer to God? Ultimately that’s what everyone seeks, even if we obliviously look to something else to fill that void. People need love, and God is love. People need hope, and God is called the God of hope. Many don’t know that the peace they seek is a Person. …
What circumstances trigger anxiety for you? During my school-aged years I got nervous hearing of an upcoming science test, of picking teams for softball in P.E., or that my coach wanted me to swim butterfly in an upcoming meet. (I find science challenging, hate seeing balls flying at me–plus I throw “like a girl,” and …
