You have a desire that has gone unmet. You see everyone else walking through opened doors while you ice the bruises left by all the doors slammed in your face. Why can’t you get a good job, marry a great spouse, or have a cute baby? Why can’t your health be up to par, your bank accounts be in the black, and your family be intact? In 1 Samuel chapter 1 we read about a lady named Hannah who knows all too well how you are feeling. Unlike her oh-so-fertile rival, Peninnah, she was barren.  One Continue Reading

(If reading via email, click here to listen to the audio version of this blog post.) A dam is a barrier used to retain, collect, or store water, which can then be evenly distributed between locations.  Dams don’t stop rain from falling. They minimize destruction by providing flood control. They also provide hydroelectric power, waste management, river navigation, and wildlife habitat (FEMA.gov). The more I think about a dam and all the ways it benefits the economy, the environment, and Continue Reading

(If you're reading via email, click here to listen to the audio version of today's post.) I tucked my daughter in bed and she said, “Mommy you did not pray with me at bedtime.” I said, “When?” She said, “At bedtime.” I was puzzled. This is bedtime and I was still here in the room. Was she assuming I was about to leave without praying (which I was, but she did not know that). In my defense, please know that I had been traveling the 2 nights prior to this particular night, so that’s why I had Continue Reading