Have you ever heard someone vent about a frustrating search for something they lost? They always say they found it the last place they looked. Well, hello! Why would they keep looking for something after they found it? Of course it was the last place they looked! Have you ever lost your keys? I’ve learned […]

Have you noticed that certain people seem to be more in tune with the Lord and with others? Recently, I was given several gifts from my WordGirls group. I received: An insulated mug I had mentioned I liked. (She had already bought one for me before I commented on how neat hers was. She sure […]

When you hear the word “obey,” do you flash back to a time when your parent told you to obey, or perhaps a time when you asked your child to obey? Many of us, when we hear the word, tend to bristle. Who likes to be told what to do? I wanted so much to […]

I’m not a great tennis player. I’m not even a good tennis player. When I used to own a tennis racket, I mainly went to the court to chase balls. Often, I didn’t even keep score. When I started researching the SERVE series for CBN, I thought about serving in tennis. My imagination got the […]

When I was 19, newly married, this smalltown girl had to adjust to my college town. Springfield, Missouri, was the third largest city in Missouri. Besides taking 20 credit hours of school and being involved in youth ministry, I also worked part-time. I used $500 from a scholarship to buy a 1969 Chevy pick-up truck. […]

I’ve got a secret remedy for insecurity. It’s the same remedy I use for when I get, as my dad used to say, “Too big for your britches.” Funny how attitudes on two opposite ends of the spectrum can have the same remedy. The reason it works is because it takes the focus off of […]

I grew up going to Girl Scouts. I started in Brownies in second grade. (That was before they had Daisies.) I walked with the girls from my troop to our leader’s home and we had day camp in the summer. Then I went through the bridging ceremony to move up to Juniors. We walked to […]

There’s no age limit on serving the Lord and serving others. Praise Church in Beaumont, Texas discovered a way to disciple the entire Next Gen ministry in one fell swoop. It’s called Serve Camp. Before Serve Camp existed, each camper had to pay $400-$500 to attend camp with the church, organized by outside groups. Despite […]

I love watching America Ninja Warrior and cheering on the contestants. I’m wowed by their strength and endurance. I live vicariously through the women who take on the course. I wonder what my nickname would be if I competed. I look at my muscles and like to think I’m strong. But I know I’m not […]

A popular song a few years back sings, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Sometimes when I’m going through tough stuff, I sing that line to myself. Maybe you’ve caught yourself doing the same thing. But after reading Scripture and thinking about times when I didn’t grow from an experience, I started to rethink […]