I grew up near a beautiful garden. It was a curated landscape painted with great swaths of colorful flowers. But as a child, I darted right past the pretty flowers to the small grove of trees I loved to climb. One of the trees had a low branch I used to hoist myself up into […]
Home Sweet Home
This spring, I got to watch a robin build a nest, woven snugly between the branches of a dogwood tree. She found herself a home—the perfect spot to lay her eggs and teach her little ones how to fly. So as I read Psalm 84:3-4 this week, I couldn’t help but think of my little […]
Before and After
Makeover shows are fun. You sit down with a bowl of popcorn and watch as a homely person gets plucked and prodded and squeezed into a pair of skinny jeans. And by the end of the show a transformation has occurred—highlighted by two pictures shown side by side: The before and after. It’s amazing what […]
Security
Imagine yourself standing on the edge of a beautiful mountain (taking a selfie, of course) when suddenly you feel the ground beneath you give way. As you fall, you grab hold of a protruding rock and hold on for dear life. You feel strong for the moment, but soon your hands start to cramp and […]
Build Your Wealth
I love watching movies from the golden age of Hollywood. The films are full of award-winning stars who wore glamorous fashions and drove classic cars. And you know, even today it can be tempting to aspire to those Hollywood standards of luxury—big houses, fancy cars and designer everything. But if you get interested enough in those […]
A Good Word
How does listening to the news make you feel these days? Does it make you happy and hopeful? Or does it leave you feeling a little bit more anxious and a little heavier in heart? We are living in difficult times—and everywhere we look we are bombarded with information that breeds stress and anxiety. News […]