Yesterday in America, two members of a news team from Virginia lost their lives while in the process of broadcasting live on TV. I will watch the newsclips about their lives. I will honor their names—Alison and Adam. I will…
How to Write a Faith-Based Blog Post when Your Walk of Faith Feels Weak
You’ve been there. I know you have. Because I have, and I’m one of you: a person—a person in need of grace…lots and lots of grace. Yet, like you, I’ve battled with not being good enough, pretty enough, wealthy enough,…
Is Your Life Jacket On?
Today’s blog post was written for Petals from the Basket by “Grandma” (my mom, Lorraine Strohbehn). ___________ For a few days over the Fourth of July, my daughter and I visited another of my daughters and her family. My son-in-law…
How Will You Use Your Memories?
Treasured memories should never hold us captive in the past; they should compel us to be grateful and to keep moving forward. My father taught me that truth through words similar to these and through actions that displayed them. In…
The View from the Middle of the Road
In many ways, this is one of the most uncomfortable blog posts I’ve written in my three years at Petals from the Basket. And that’s probably the reason I’ve put off writing it for at least two of those three…