As a child growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, Judy Blume was a favorite author of mine. She wrote dozens of books, but perhaps the most...

My husband and I will celebrate our 30-year wedding anniversary next month. It is so hard for me to believe that 30 years have passed...

Have you ever failed a test? I don’t mean like a low C or a high D, I mean like a for real F? My sophomore year of college, I took two...

Back in my graduate school days, I earned a little extra money working as a special education bus assistant. Our route was a rural one so...

If you’ve spent any time at all on social media, you are probably familiar with cancel culture. If not, let me explain it to you. The...

Happy Mother’s Day! A simple phrase around a day to celebrate all of the women who give freely of themselves to love their children with...

I have a confession to make. I am probably the least risky person I know. In fact, taking risks feels terrifying to me. I like the...

I made a big mistake this week. In fact, I’ve reminded you repeatedly not to do it…and still did it. And I know better. Mark and I had a...

As an Enneagram 2, I often become invested in stories and problems that really aren’t mine to fix. That was certainly the case in my...

The Spring time of year is so refreshing. The trees and grass take on a vibrant shade of green. The spring flowers (which are absolutely...

A few years ago, our family was returning home from a Florida vacation. As we typically do for lengthy car trips, we packed in cozily...

It seems that as we grow older, many of us struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep – so we may go through many days not completely rested....

Have you ever really dreaded something? Maybe it was a difficult conversation you knew you had to have. Or maybe a medical appointment...

I bet you’re familiar with the story. In fact, it’s the only one of Jesus’s miracles that is recounted in all four gospels. You may be...

In my work as a school psychologist, I spent many years assessing reading skills in children, as well as providing recommendations to...

Over the past several weeks, we have been giving thought to overall health and considering our “heart, soul, mind and strength.” If you...

Over the past two weeks, we have been giving thought to the “soul” quadrant as we more closely consider our overall health in the areas...

Over the past few weeks, we’ve considered overall health in the areas of heart, soul, mind and strength. If you missed any of the...

If the answer is “NO”, one doesn’t have to go to church to be a Christian – then why would anyone ever attend church?

It seems that every time I read through the short book of Jonah, I notice something new that I missed before. As a child in Sunday School...