I spent a couple of hours recently in the office of an orthopedic surgeon with a hamstring injury that had developed into a chronic inhibitor of fun. One of the first questions the doctor asked me was, "When did this injury occur?" After recounting the original sports injury in 2004, the doctor ...
Always Good
Covering her left eye, she ran into the house, her long braids whipping hard across her back. Hunting for her mom, she cried out, "Mom, I've got something stuck in my eye.” It appeared to be a small white fleck, stuck firmly to the outer corner of her eye. This stubborn irritant wouldn't ...
Don’t Wanna Get My Hopes Up
How many times have we heard those words…or thought them... or whispered them to ourselves, or casually admitted them to a friend, as if it’s noble or even God-honoring to keep one’s hope suppressed and one's expectations low? My life has been in, what I would call, a holding pattern for ...
The Stretching of our Faith
The stories of faith throughout the Bible are as varied as the individuals involved in each story. One of my favorite accounts in Scripture is the portrait of four friends who were filled with compassion for their sick buddy. They knew Jesus was in town so they quickly ran to see him, only to find ...
Surprise Me!
Spring! Buried seeds emerge. Sleeping plants awaken. I awaken... awaken to hope. We moved into a new home last spring, and I soon noticed the yard didn't host a single flower in any bed...NOT ONE! The yard certainly didn't have a shortage of shrubs and trees of every sort but...NO ...
RESURRECTING FADED DREAMS
You might not notice it, upon first glance, but it's there. If I look hard enough, I think we have something in common! I've been toting mine around for decades... It's a worn out and faded bag of sorts, concealing equally faded dreams. Once treasured and shared, these dreams were a proud ...