That Missing Piece

Have you ever spent hours and hours working on a jigsaw puzzle only to discover that one piece is missing? That is exactly what my daughters and I experienced over the holidays. We were practically glued for hours and hours to the table covered with what seemed like a...

A Christmas Orange

I opened my journal and read this entry from a few years ago.–   Early this morning Jenny, my eleven year old, and I went to Walmart. We were set on completing our shopping and trying to beat the crowds. Grabbing a shopping cart we began pushing it up the...

Taking That First Step

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. My mind wanders back to times when I have taken that first step. Knees knocking. Stomach churning. Heart pounding moments. Today, it seems like a dream that I...