A Walk in Hope

She was two, maybe three years old. And just as adorable as a little girl has the right to be.  She was my first niece and I loved playing with her whenever I had the chance.  I remember being enthralled with all the sweet clothes they had for little girls back then.  One day she had on a […]

When it Gets Hard to Fit the Pieces together

I have a two, almost three, year old grandson who loves solving puzzles.  A few weeks ago when he was visiting, I went in search of a puzzle we could do together.  The only one that looked even remotely likely was a small box with a picture of a cat on it.  Unfortunately a small […]

The Journey

Have you ever noticed how just when you think you have the perfect plan, it falls apart?  My most recent experience testing this was a couple of weeks ago when I flew to New Mexico to help move my son, Tye, his wife, Sabrina, and their family back to South Dakota. We had loaded their […]

Answering God’s Call

Longing for More at the beach

We are all created with a purpose.  God had a plan for each one of our lives before we were born.  We get to chose our career, our spouse, and what we do with our days, but he gets to chose why we are here.  To discover what that purpose is, we need to seek […]

Made to Thrive…

I love to start my Sunday mornings with our Sonrise service on the radio. It’s just a quick 20-minute service with some scripture, a short message, and music. I usually drift in and out of sleep as I listen and this week was no different.   Fortunately, I was awake when the song Thrive by Casting […]