

Toastmasters Did This to Me!
So, by now, you’re probably wondering about the blog marathon I’ve been on. I feel like the “Mad Hatter”, only I’m the Mad Blogger. Not...


Jonah and Pandora's Box! Part 3: When Unforgiveness Steals your Anointing
On October 31, 2000, I noticed a white car slowly pass my house. The car turned up the next street and circled back around in front of my...


What Would Jonah Do? Part 2: Forgiveness
Honestly, until the last five years, I didn’t know the book of Jonah was more than a book about what happens when you disobey God and His...


What if Jonah Died? Part 1: It's Possible!
Did Jonah die when the sailors threw him overboard, or did he pull a Bear Grylls and find an air pocket, eat sushi, and chug seaweed...


Hope Like a Fiddlehead
As a child, the sighting of the emerald-green fiddlehead was like the aligning of the planets as it chiseled its way through the hard...


When God Sits Shiva
When I was in the eleventh grade, I was elected by the history department to represent Lawrence high school at Dirigo Girls State. A...


Women Keep Silent!
I Timothy 2:11-15 & I Corinthians 14:34-35 “What just happened?” These were the words a man asked my husband one Sunday after I preached....


You're That Girl!
A few months back, I tapped my fingers and stared at the dark clouds through the window. At 5:00 P.M., I descended the staircase with my...


Happy Mother's Day to my Fierce Defender!
She wasn't the perfect mother, and I wasn't the perfect daughter, but our negatives balanced each other out. Growing up, we were very...