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I’ll never forget the first time I saw Him. The sun was shining brightly through the windows of St. Robert’s Catholic Church, illuminating all the dust particles dancing in the air. I followed the white rays of sunshine to the front altar. There He was, arms stretched...

Looking ahead, it’s comforting to imagine our lives as one generally straight path. A simple line between Point A and Point B. Looking back, of course, we can see the journey more clearly: a winding, zigzagging road, full of circling back, choosing new directions, and...

I’d see friends of hers who would ask how I was; I would see my aunts and uncles and they’d ask how I was; but all I wanted to do was talk about my mother. I wanted to talk about her with friends and family who loved her and had watched her grow up. I wanted to hear...

“Either we go for counseling or I can’t go on.” That was my strong ultimatum to my first husband. Dear friend, this piece is difficult for me to share. From the time I was young, I vowed to my mom, dad, and close friends that I would never, never, never get divorced....

Motherhood was the sweet spot of my life—though certainly not easy. Those years devoted to raising my two daughters, Shannon and Meghan, brought significance, purpose, and clarity to my life, enlarging my heart in ways I never imagined possible. And Don and I loved it...

Look in the mirror. What do you see? Look past the tired eyes, increasing wrinkles, insecurities, fears, doubt, and self-effacement. What do your friends see? To our friends, our faces are the beautiful faces of friendship. That face is painted with strokes of...

Deserts, by nature, are dry, dusty, perilous, and without visual borders. Deserts are hostile to life. Resources are scarce. Life in the desert is hard. Few of us choose to enter a desert, but sometimes the Lord calls us aside into one. We find ourselves experiencing...

Loss. It’s a season of life we all experience at some point in our journey. It’s the tearing apart of someone or something we once thought secure. When we are deprived of someone we love, this stone of Grief and Loss can seem impossible to navigate. We considered...

When we express gratitude and praise to the Lord for all He has given us, we open our hands and hearts to be filled with more blessings. Before we find our vessels empty, He has already refilled them. It is the Law of Divine Supply. He is our all; we need ask no other...