• Adventure

    Patience Overrated? Nope.

    As I pondered how to have the best and most courteous patience on a very late flight from Chicago to Phoenix, I could feel the four hour delay taking its toll on my nerves. A thunderstorm caused a lot of havoc at the airport, halting all flights and activity…

  • Carpe Diem

    The Game of Life as a Mom: Three Levels

    Recently, I traveled on a trip with my senior mother and adult daughter. Three generations of strong women who have endured varying hardships but stayed steadfast with faith and hope in God’s promises. How incredible to learn and be encouraged by different generations, the perspective of women decades apart…

  • Trust

    Are You Sure You Trust Me?

    My go to place for alone time is the desert mountains. In less than 10 minutes I can go from my garage to the trailhead, ready to start off on my trek. I like to say I am a well-rounded hiker. I’ll hike flat trails, higher ascending trails, desert,…

  • Encouragement

    My Overactive Thinker

    This past weekend, our family and a large gathering of friends from a span of about 28 years spent an enchanting evening together in the March cool weather of Arizona. The dream of writing a book was followed by a book launch event.  When I first told Kurt, my…

  • Encouragement

    Beyond the Couch

    The crowd is on edge.  Chicago Cubs, 12, Los Angeles Dodgers, 13.  Cubs are at bat with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning.  Wrigley Field is absolutely quiet, which is unheard of, so you can tell I am making this up now.  Kris Bryant walks up…