Last Saturday I met some long-time friends for breakfast. We all used to attend church together, but for varying reasons, we've all gone our separate ways. But not in our friendships. A common theme arose among us Saturday morning: life is going by too fast and we...

You don't have to look too far to see how the subject of health is popping up everywhere. In the news, in conversations, on social media, and even in presidential campaigns this year. And let me tell you, I'm here for it. We get one life to live on this earth, and God...

When something, either good or not-so-good, pops up in your life, who do you go to first with it? If it's something wonderful and worthy of celebration, who do you celebrate with first? And if it's something that's not so great--something difficult that arises in your...

Recently I had a beautiful and life-giving conversation with fellow Iowan, Julie Sunne. Julie is an author, a lover of the outdoors, she writes about finding hope amid life's struggles, is a mom and wife and she shines bright for Jesus in this world. Julie's stories...

In last week's episode (you can find it in the show notes) I shared with you how I prepared myself to stay fully present for our son's wedding on August 31. But what I didn't share with you was how a distraction came into play two weeks before the wedding. This...

Ten days ago, our son got married. As you can guess, it was a big day in our world. As we prepared for his and his fiancé's wedding, I also did some preparing on my own. For me. If you've been around here for any length of time, you know I've missed some important...