What If You Never Had to Say Goodbye

After a wonderful vacation to South Africa with family, it came time to say goodbye and part ways.  Standing there at the airport for one last hug, I tried my best to not think about it and to simply focus on connecting to our next flight.  My daughter...

What I Learned From Elephants

I recently went on a game drive in South Africa and got to see some amazing elephants up close. In my time here in Africa, I have noticed so many bushes and plants covered by thorns. Even beautiful flowering plants that you want to touch, still adorned by thorns. On...
4 Steps to Grow Your Peace

4 Steps to Grow Your Peace

Have you ever begged God to give you peace?   I have. Especially when I walked through a time of anxiety attacks many years ago, I felt like I was stretching out to God so hard for peace and felt like it was eluding me.  But why? One day, in my prayer time,...

Come with Me & Get some Rest

Are you in a funk right now?  Do you feel like you are being swallowed by circumstances or life’s to-do list? I know exactly how you feel.  I’m in it right now.  I’m not writing to you because I’m out of the funk; I’m writing because I’m still in...
God, I Need Help!

God, I Need Help!

Don’t you wish you could simply turn OFF your daily problems? Sure, they might be minor problems, but if they weigh on you, then God wants to lighten that load. Seeing God as our daily Father, a daily Friend, a daily Companion means that we never have to face...