My husband Daniel and I just returned from a one-week trip to West Virginia from our home in Illinois. There was a wedding to attend on the last part of our trip, but we arrived earlier, just to visit friends. It had been four years since we’d seen some of them, but...

Birthdays. This word brings many happy and joyful memories to my mind. My mother was a gift-giver, plus she loved to celebrate our birthdays with a beautiful cake, asking friends to join in our birthday celebration, and making sure we received several gifts that were...

There are moments in life when I feel like I am standing where the Israelites once stood—facing the Red Sea with no clear way forward. The path behind me feels closed, the way ahead seems impossible, and fear rises like the waters before me. These are the seasons that...