Consider your grandsons’ future weddings…  Do you want to be walked up the aisle in a wheelchair? Or to walk up the aisle on your own two fe

The pain and grief of being left out, as many of you know, is real and is awful! But God used it to get me to a place where I became sensiti

Little girls love to play "princess." There's just something ever-so-delightful about donning a crown and being a princess or queen, and...

This video is of my precious Daddio doing his final sign-off after 39 years of service at Kelso Police Department. He faithfully served the

Dave's dilapidated clipboard aged right along with him, though not nearly as well as its user. But both have come through these 41 years

I want to be equipped, and ready to fully live the life God wants me to live, and to allow Him to bring me out of "Egypt." To acco

As leaders Heidi Bylsma and Christina Motley share various encouraging videos and comments in the small group they lead (that I'm in), I

Here's a great 7-Step Rain-Hater's Rehab Plan for anyone who's cloud-sensitive, and wants to get on top of the dreariness that r

In such time, we are in utter darkness and cannot imagine how light could possibly break through it. We either don't realize what redeem

Perhaps you're in a broken or heartbreaking situation today. Maybe with a child...   a marriage...  your finances...  a relationship...

"Several years ago my grandma spoke at my high school graduation ceremony.  She didn’t like to speak in public very much, or to draw at

If Jesus were here in person, as in physically, we would have no problem figuring out what to do during our time with Him. Mostly just liste

"As I buttered my toast and committed the crime, my initial response was to take the knife and clean the crumbs out, when I stopped mys

I'm so grateful to you "Bailey girls," for sharing your thoughts and memories with not just me, but with others who I know wil

Get ready for a five-sense mini-oasis! Open your eyes and ears, take in a deep breath, and enjoy!!!

"The first thing we need to do is get our own hearts and thinking in alignment with God's definition and view of beauty. If we beli

Life is full of "stingers"; how we handle them is the difference between life and death in some very real ways!

Be-Rosed Hammer: Besides being able to hammer nails, it's a also beautiful reminder that there's a softer way to "hammer in a

God is in the business of handling the most difficult, (seemingly) hopeless, complicated, desperate, awful things of life. ... Dave and I