I reluctantly agreed to go to Paris. It seemed a better idea in February when we used our savings to buy our tickets and pay our share of the week’s apartment rent. My husband and I would be celebrating 32 years of marriage this year, and the romance of Paris and the request of our […]

When the “name it claim it” approach to life does not work out, reconsider your tactic. Are you telling God He can’t say “no” to you? This topic is discussed in a post on the blog, Girlfriends in God (link below) from Crosswalk. Don’t Say No, by Gwen Smith offers a new perspective to those […]

Facing the unknown with a full throttle imagination can be stressful. Like a bag of potato chips, I find myself addictively dipping into imagined scenarios to explain what I don’t know or understand. The problem with imagination is its very nature is comprised of the ability to form images and ideas in the mind, especially […]

Thirty-two years next week we’ll have walked together on the road of marriage. My husband knows a “little” bit about stress. “What do you tell your patients when you give them advice about stress?” I asked. “I tell them to pick their battles. Don’t fight everything. When you are stressed it’s  hard to see the […]

“Loneliness is the first thing which God’s eye named not good.” -John Milton (see Gen. 2:18.) Loneliness added to other stressors in our life can lead to poor health, unhappiness, depression, and even suicide. Out of all living things, humans appear to be the most obvious creature designed for relationship. Our soul’s architecture begs for […]

I am an addict. My closet and calendar reveal clues about my habit. My addictive behavior begins when I hear my ancient enemy whisper, “You are not enough.” Frantic to quiet his words of twisted truth, I strategize how to “become enough.” As insecurity rushes in, I become a junkie looking for a “fix.” Fear […]