Do Some Good on the National Day of Encouragement
September 12 is the National Day of Encouragement, a day dedicated to the worthy goal of encouraging others. Help me celebrate today as I partner with (in)courage and Mercy House Kenya—a maternity home providing shelter, healthcare, and education for teen girls from...
Friday Night at the Steak ‘n Shake
Seasonal shoe shopping gifted me two afternoon excursions with my youngest daughters. My kids out-wear and outgrow their shoes just in time for the next season; their flip flops disintegrating just in time for sock weather (not that that’s any time soon in this...
God is No Respecter of Persons Today at (in)courage
I learned a life lesson in the first grade. Social status impressed my teacher, Mrs. Smith: if your dad was Somebody, she preferred you. Six years old may be young, but children are incredibly perceptive. I was not preferred. Later something interesting happened. My...



