Our Stories Unleashed

You Are Not Alone

Want to know one of the things that makes me smile? Faces! I love faces! Recently I asked our Discipleship group leaders for pictures of their groups. And I got to see the most amazing, happy, joyful faces. They may have had a smile on their face because they knew their picture was being taken. Yet I guarantee there was joy within their heart because they were with “their people.” Over the last 12 months, their group members have been the ones to hear their frustrations, to...

Continue Reading

How Do We Reflect God?

One of a kind! The best way to describe my kids and grandkids is with that phrase. No one else is like them. They are distinct in the way they look, how they act, and even the way they carry themselves. These distinct characteristics – some that seem familial and some that are amazingly unique – set my kids apart from others the same age. These distinct characteristics can be used to trace a line of family...

Continue Reading

Give Distractions the Boot

I love my mom. Even more than that, I value every moment I have with her. I cherish these moments because I am very aware that I don’t have many left. At 92, she has begun to fall more often, to refuse to eat vegetables, to sing at the top of her lungs a combination of hymns, prayers and gibberish. I cannot get enough of it. She makes me smile, she brings joy, and she gives the best hugs. When I am with her, I want every moment filled up with giving her my...

Continue Reading