The Mind War

The Mind War

Kennady, my six-year-old granddaughter, showed up at the house grumpy. She’d forgotten her’ show and tell’ stuffed animal for her online class to share, and my daughter refused to return home to get it. Her life that morning went from good to bad...
Doubt: The Place of Questioning and Choosing the Right Way

Doubt: The Place of Questioning and Choosing the Right Way

My children and grandchildren never stop questioning my choices and direction. In fact, they go even further, they like to argue against them. It can get frustrating even annoying especially with young children who have to question your every command and wisdom. You...
Holding Back The Volcano

Holding Back The Volcano

When my daughters were little they loved to sing the song Puff The Magic Dragon. The 1963 hit song was written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and was made famous by the trio, Peter, Paul, and Mary. The song is about growing older and the loss of innocence and not...

FORGIVENESS: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Recently at a lunch event that I attended, a Hollywood writer shared the story of her father who had grown up in an abusive alcoholic family which left his mother single and abandoned. Through the restoration of Jesus, her father had not only survived his horrific...