It was one of the final days of summer, and my husband and I were sitting outside on the patio enjoying the cool breeze. As I stared into our back yard, I was mesmerized by the swaying of one tree in particular. It was younger, and it’s trunk was quite a bit thinner than the …
“Sunset on Prairie Lake” Photo Credit: Camden Burns, 16yrs. It’s easy to rejoice when the sun is shining and your life is flourishing. For many of us though, it’s a different story when the sky breaks loose and the troubles of life come pouring down like a flash flood. I can not begin to count …
The housing market is forever fluctuating. At one point, my husband and I found ourselves in the midst of a sellers’ market and discovered the improvements we had made to our home, as well as it’s location, could potentially yield a decent profit. It was a difficult decision for me to list our home for …
I’m always amazed at how people (myself included) can have good intentions of doing what’s right and still get off track so easily. They find themselves in a predicament because they did something that went against their values; or they didn’t do something they knew was right because they lacked the courage to do so. …
It’s exciting for parents when they see their child has a natural gift in a certain area. I remember watching my youngest son play football when he was in grade school. To say he loved the game was an understatement. Eventually his hard work paid off when he made the varsity team as a freshman …
We know life is often referred to as a roller coaster, a series of ups and downs. Life experience teaches us that when we’re at a low point, it will eventually get better. However, some of us have grown to expect that when we’re at a high point, we need to brace ourselves for the …
If you listen closely during personal interviews with people who have experienced great success in their lives, whether it be in business, entertainment, sports or otherwise, they all have something in common; at one time or another, they felt they weren’t good enough. It’s mind boggling to consider how someone deemed as famous or as …
I remember singing, “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…” as a little girl at church on Sundays. I never really understood what light I was supposed to let shine, but I belted out the tune anyway. As an adult, I’ve had encounters with the light. For example, someone enters a crowded …
Sometimes fear can be healthy. For example, fear of getting in trouble or being hit by a car keeps young children from running into the street. On the other hand, fear can be paralyzing. Fear can stop us from changing careers, sharing our true feelings, or seeking out meaningful relationships. Fear can hold us back …
The apostle Paul admitted he had a HUGE sinful past. He spent a large portion of his life persecuting Christians for the very same beliefs he would later die proclaiming as truth. We all have a story of something that we did, or something that was done to us, that no matter how hard we …