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…
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…
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]…
The Tuesday after the Wedding
My sister Karen was the first of my siblings to get married. (I’m the youngest of four children.) I remember someone telling my mom to cancel all her plans for the Tuesday after Karen’s Saturday wedding—because she would most likely…
An Observation from the Cheap Seats
I’ve been spending extra time working (through my copy editing job), preparing my own book for publication later this summer, and reading through blogs and articles that I enjoy in an effort to help me “up my game.” Starting today,…