The Hope of Jesus

I’m an optomistic person, but let’s face it, life is hard. We experience all kinds of difficulties and hardships, pain and heartbreak. Even Jesus tells us that we’re going to experience trials and sorrows in this world. But He doesn’t stop there. He encourages us to...

Finding Hope Through a Bingo Game

I’m honored to have a special guest on my blog today. I met Hope Bolinger through the Serious Writer Club and we’ve connected on Twitter. Don’t you just love social media sometimes? We’ve yet to meet in person so I look forward to the day when...

When the World Says “No!”

Have you ever gotten really excited about something and then the world comes along and squashes your joy? Or maybe it’s a certain person who is always telling you that you can’t do something. I don’t know about you, but I’m a dreamer. My dreams have always been big....

Great Big Beautiful World

Their world was small. The size of a kid’s shoebox. Their world was dark. Just one little hole to let the light in during the day. Their world was cozy. Three siblings, Mama, and Daddy all sharing the same tiny space. They were helpless. Dependent upon their...

The Joy of the Lord

What do you do when you just can’t do it? “Do what?” you say. Anything productive! Sometimes you’re just tired. People who live with chronic illness experience this a lot. We hit a wall and we’re done. We have nothing left to give, to...