On February 28, 1944, Corrie ten Boom and her family were arrested by the Gestapo in Holland for hiding Jewish refugees in their home. Their courageous effort to save lives from Nazi extermination led to their own incarceration in Ravensbruck. Stripped of their dignity and freedom, the sisters managed to smuggle a Bible into their…
A couple of years ago, Bruce and I were getting ready for bed when I noticed a bright light flooding through our bedroom window. My internal radar sounded an alarm as the flash flowed toward our backyard. “Someone is out there!” I squealed. My sleepy-faced husband sat up in bed, parted the blinds, and scanned…
Nothing puts out the fire in my heart faster than negativity. I will spend most of my day whistling a happy tune, and then suddenly a deluge of apathy and antagonism crashes like a tsunami right in front of me. Sometimes, it’s an unexpected phone call from a Debbie Downer family member. Nothing prepares…
On Tuesday night, I opened up an app on my phone and viewed the unthinkable. I released a blood curling scream that raised the hair on my back of my husband’s neck. He ran in my direction. I handed him the phone, and then we stood in the bathroom hugging and crying. Once I caught…
It’s been said that January 1st is the first blank page of a brand new 365-page book. Welcome to page 5. How is it going so far for you? I must confess that I am still lingering on the finer details on page 326 of my soon to be expired year. I feel like I…
Photo Credit I met my best friend at a Beth Moore Bible study in 1999. We were the only two Cuban chicks in the group. We both loved Jesus, chick flicks, and chocolate. Soon, we were spending hours on the phone trying to solve the world’s problems as we vented in Spanglish. When you…