We live on a roller coaster ride. One phone call and we crash downward into fear and worry. Around a turn and up we climb. Things are not as bad as we thought. We laugh and enjoy the ride to the top, where we can see so clearly. Then boom, another crisis, and we crash... Continue Reading →

Don't let me drown! My son has been struggling with addiction for about ten years. At times he has had wonderful months of recovery. He has overdosed five times- that I know of. Time after time I prayed for God to save him. "Help God! I am believing that you love him and have a... Continue Reading →

(I want to dance in the rain) I'm not good enough. Even as busy as my life is, I always feel like what I am doing is not good enough. I am going to fail. Those are the lies that plague my mind. Through the years, they have become the umbrella that I hide under.... Continue Reading →

"Why did God let you suffer? I don't get that. I don't understand. (a friend, 2014)" A mother learned her son overdosed on heroin and died. A baby is born with genetic defects so severe she only lives a few weeks. A pastor suffers for years with nerve pain. A five year old girl lives... Continue Reading →

When I was growing up, we had this ugly green couch in our living room. It was not comfortable; it was part of a set in the one room in the house that we didn't really hang out in. The reason I remember this couch is not for its value to me, but what was... Continue Reading →