God expects us to take good care of the temples that house us. Sometimes we fail. It's also normal to want to be pretty.

"But that notion prompted me to evaluate the legacy I'd leave. Along with my physical genes, I hope my descendants also inherit my longing to receive God's grace. Because of His grace, each page of my journal highlights the mountaintops that ushered gratitude. And they outline the valleys that caused me to grow."

"Time on the stretcher provides opportunity for life lessons. I believe we are either on the stretcher, a stretcher-bearer our self, or isolated and wounded in need of stretcher-bearers. For me I quickly learned I hate being carried."

Too Busy to Take the Call

We live hurried, frantic lives. In our culture, this anxious hurried state has become normal. But do we want to be “normal”—that is, conformed to this world? If we do, we miss out on one of the sweetest gifts God gives: the ability to hear his whispers in our ear.

We All Married Idiots

I married an idiot–and so did my spouse. The word, “idiot” is derived from the Greek word meaning “common man.” Aren’t we all common man? In fact, there is only One who was uncommon man–Jesus Christ.