No Do-Overs!

When we were completing our very first year of the Secrets ministry, the leadership decided that what might be a fun and profitable lesson would be for each leader to take a few minutes during our last class and talk about what she would do over in her marriage and...

Markers

Over the years as we’ve traveled I have never paid much attention to the mile markers on the highway. Some of you may not know that there are mile markers along every interstate and highway. Occasionally Mark would ask me as we traveled, “What mile marker did we just...

God Wouldn’t Do That

Rain and more rain! The first weeks of summer have been some of the wettest on record. Our daughter was getting frustrated with the rain and the way in which it was conflicting with her summer plans of spending every day at the pool with the kids.Avery, our...

A Parent’s Job

I was at the gym working out. I decided to use a machine with television access. Normally, I lose myself in worship music on my i-phone, but today I wanted to watch HGTV. I climbed on the machine, plugged up my earphones and pushed the T.V. button, then proceeded to...

Empty Jars

Long before Ball jars were found to be useful for candle sticks, vases, and other “Pinteresty” things, they were used for storing and canning food. I have several Ball jars in my kitchen cabinet, all sitting empty and unused. A while back, a friend gave us two jars...

Deeply Rooted

Years ago, when my brother, Paul, and his wife, Jenny, were newlyweds, they purchased their first home. It was cute and on a cul-de-sac, which was a bonus, since she was expecting their first child. The front of the house was lined with a row of holly bushes on either...