Lorraine Strohbehn, my mom, contributes a post on the last Friday of each month. I was encouraged as I read today’s post; I hope you will be too. _______________ For about eight hours, we tried every flat surface to see…
Ah, the Gift of a Letter

One of my favorite books of all time is Gift of a Letter, by Alexandra Stoddard [affiliate link]. When my friend Diana first gave me this book back in the 1980s (um…would you believe I was only two at the time?…er…okay,…
Your Path: Unplanned or Pre-planned?
When God redirects your steps, what’s your reaction? I’ve spent the last two weeks on an “unplanned” path, and it would have been easy to focus on disruptions, seeming failures, let-downs, or panic-producing moments. However, during this time, as I…
Culinary Skills in the Making!
My mom, Lorraine Strohbehn, contributed today’s post, keeping her last-Friday-of-the-month theme of “memories and the biblical lessons they contain.” I know you’ll enjoy this one (and you might even learn a new recipe for mud pies in the process)! ***…
I Understand
During the four weeks of June, I’m using a weekly focus based on character qualities and actions that begin with the four letters in the word June: J — Joyful (a very misunderstood quality and a command from God) [6/1–6/8]…