We’re at the last soccer game of the season for my eight-year-old son Isaiah’s team. Parents and grandparents…
It’s morning. Daylight is a soft promise pressing between the drapes. I push the covers back and head…
We’ve decided that everyone goes through them. Every family. Tough times. Last night, Lonny and I shared dinner…
It’s a classic warm-weather evening. The air is thick with Midwest balm. The sky’s a deep, dark canvas…
Samuel meets me at the door. “Mom,” he says. “I’m disappointed. I’m feeling bad.” I set a bag…
Let go and let God. Surrender is a precious thing. Ten-year-old Gabriel, eight-year-old Isaiah and I rode our…
We’re all given spiritual gifts by God. Shawnelle Eliasen watches her son, Samuel, growing into his: “Let me help you…
But when I am afraid, I will put my confidence in you. (Psalm 56:3, TLB) “You’ve got to find a way…
“Oh Mom, you’re not going to stop, are you?” comes a voice from behind me. I look to the rearview…
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen…
We sit and let the afternoon sun rest on our shoulders. It’s quiet except for the cicadas. My two older…
God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent…
