To See Something New
Last summer our youngest daughter had asked to have a family day at Santa Monica Pier to celebrate her birthday. It was a clear day at the beach, and shortly after a brain freeze from Dip...
Declutter as an act of love
Clutter means something different to each of us. To keep it simple for this article, it’s whatever hogs space from things of real value in our homes and hearts. Here’s a story of my cluttered heart...
I Thought Mountaintops Were for Making Out
He fell in love first; I followed. We’ll celebrate 20 years of marriage in August. The enemy hates what marriage represents—the devoted covenant of love our groom, Jesus, keeps with the whole Church, His bride. Living...
How Are You at Receiving Gifts?
Giving gets a lot of red-carpet treatment (as it should), but let’s shift the spotlight to the other end of giving: receiving. To become a better receiver, it’s helpful to first understand honest gift-giving. In an...
What’s Left After Death. (Handling the Memories of Our Loved Ones)
When someone dies physically, it’s not a single death; any future with them, the dreams we dreamed for them (or with them) die too. In an instant, the past becomes the treasure of our future; so...
How to be the best gift-giver this season
Gift: A thing given willingly to someone without payment. Did you know we give and receive gifts with invisible extras attached? After all, this is more than just a material world (you can read my thoughts...