Even when Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, many stores display Christmas items - a few since the end of summer. Already, I've heard peo...

I saw John and his mother walk to the side of the swimming pool where the lessons began. He clung to her with both hands, his mouth drawn ti...

I first met my dear friend, Selena, on a windy, chilly, snowy day, a week before Christmas in 2010. She and her husband, Jeff, along with th...

Going through a season of loss and change over the summer, I decided to read a book by one of my favorite authors, Kathleen Norris, A  Ma...

When I reached the entrance to Meijer, dodging raindrops and splashing my canvas shoes into puddles, I experienced relief. Shaking the rain ...

Finishing the last lengths of my swim to complete a half mile, I did a few stretches while still in the water. I looked on the deck in front...

Scripture: Matthew 9:18-22 -  "While Jesus was saying this, a Jewish official came to him, knelt down before him, and said, 'My  da...