l'chaim   to LIFE   לחיים

Just as lighthouses guide ship and boat captains through rough waters, each of us needs to find guiding lights to help us navigate life.

Happy Father’s Day Dad, I love you. We all love you. This Father’s Day, hundreds of miles away, I will attempt to articulate exactly why...

Becoming a parent is pretty amazing, but mothers definitely have a unique perspective. Whether by adoption or by birth, becoming a mother...

This season of death has made the reality of the resurrection and the absolute necessity of a RISEN Savior all the more real to me. He IS...

When I was little I used to think that concrete roads were made of mashed, baked banana. How ridiculous is that?! I learned early on that...

Do not imagine that you in your comfortable life will escape the evil repercussions of a culture that kills their unwanted...

“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have...

The last time I wrote, in December, my dear husband was hospitalized for pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. Days after he was...

As I anticipate this beautiful milestone—our first child being married—I have been contemplating his childhood, knowing full well that a...

What someone or something is called does not change their innate characteristics or attributes.

Just like faith is a choice illustrated by action, so is love. Too many people misunderstand love simply as an emotion and allow feelings...

The beauty is that, as humans, though we may think beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are right about something, sometimes new facts lead...

Today, Scott Spry and I celebrate our wedding anniversary. Here follows a photo essay of a special weekend we just spent together in . . .

My superhero husband Scott earnestly, graciously and lovingly supported my 50th birthday 50-mile plan, scouting the route and meticulously

Today is my 50th birthday...WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Please make a donation HERE to THIS pregnancy care center, where I volunteer.

As broken as we and this world are, there is still amazing beauty and the capacity for immense love and joy. Some of the most intense...

Bailey has always been bold and adventurous, giving us thrills and chills along the way...We did a lot of praying those days. Always have...

Is there some challenging task you need to accomplish? A project you’ve been putting off due to difficulty? Ask a friend, neighbor, child or

This character quality is closely related to generosity, grace and mercy. When we are aware of how good we have it, and that it’s not all be

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against...