A truck hurtled toward my passenger-side window. I had three thoughts in that split second moment of terror. The truck will definitely...

And it came to pass….. No mistake about it, 2014 was a difficult and challenging year. We lived in four different homes, not counting our...

Broken children take time to heal — and we have a house full of damaged little people. It seems we get past one crisis with a child and...

It’s difficult to be gracious when your teeth are blue…. I knew Molly’s teacher would be coming over to see me this afternoon after...

I heaved the mop and bucket into the back of the truck, stretched my aching back, and took a last look at the house. End of an era.  We...

I love this song! The words express my heart, particularly on this Thanksgiving Day! “My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness” My heart is...

Molly flounced down the stairs with an aggrieved expression on her smooth, pretty brown face. “I not have,” she announced. “I DON’T...

“Anybody need carsick pills?” I asked, holding up the blister-pack of noxious yellow pills. Eager hands reached through the truck...

“Grandma, you hangry,” Molly said in an accusatory tone.  She was right. It had been a frustrating day and I had lost my temper. When a...

The lined face of the Lahu man was somber and his dark eyes looked into Paul’s blue ones with intensity. “If we follow you, will you...

We stared at the large poster in disbelief.  Most of it was in Thai and Lahu, but the English words gave the message succinctly. GET OUT....

“Grandma say, ‘no, no, no,’ Molly said. Her brown-almost-black eyes flashed with anger.  She tossed the dress down on the counter and...

“I don’t think this is the right cave,” Paul said. “Let’s go to this one anyway,” I moaned. Carsickness overwhelmed me like a tide and I...

Ruth Text: Ruth 1-4 Write a thumb-nail sketch of the person’s life. Ruth left everything behind. She left her security, her friends, and...

Eighteen hundred curves.  I held on to the door handle of the truck and leaned. Yes, I believe there are at least that many! We set off...

Naomi Text: Ruth 1-4 Write a thumb-nail sketch of the person’s life. Our study today is about a pleasant woman who lived a hard life. ...

“Susan, S-u-s-a-n…..” I heard the cry over the sound of the shower.  Someone was here to see me.  They don’t knock on the door, but just...

Rahab Text: Joshua 2, Joshua 6:22-25, Heb. 11:31, Matt. 1:5 Write a thumb-nail sketch of the person’s life. Rahab is a woman who gives us...

Miriam Text: Exodus 2:1-8; 15:20-21, Numbers 12 Write a thumb-nail sketch of the person’s life. We first meet Miriam when she was a...

We made it!  At last we were able to climb to the top of our property in Myanmar and actually see what God has given us. It is beautiful...