My mother-in-law's physical ailments have forced us to confront the ravages of aging as she has spent time in nursing homes after repeated falls. She is a stubborn, strong woman who refused to surrender...

Before you assume, learn the facts. "He who guards his lips, guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin...."

Twenty-four years ago we enjoyed a fun Fourth of July with our kids, their friends and extended family. For twenty-three years July 4th was always a double celebration as we also enjoyed remembering and thanking God for...

About seven years ago, Glasgow Church (now called Reach Church) sent our son Dan to plant a church in a neighboring community, Middletown, Delaware. Our leadership encouraged people who lived in the area to embrace the vision of  helping build a Christ-honoring Church in one...

“I couldn’t find anything in the Bible about a man taking care of his broken bride. How could I know how to care for my beautiful bride, who body was broken in a devastating car accident when she was 17?...

Since Chuck’s surgery on May 2, I’ve entered a world well known by millions of people who care for loved ones that often cannot care for themselves. My role as a care giver for Chuck during...

Since my update on Chuck last week, a lot has happened! He was moved from the rehab center to the hospital for treatment of extensive blood clots. The treatment requires careful oversight since his surgeon was concerned...

Two weeks ago I asked for prayer as Chuck faced brain surgery for hemi-facial spasms. The good news is...The bad news is...

On May 2, 2017,  husband Chuck will be having brain surgery to treat hemifacial spasms that affect his sight and speech and sometimes freeze the left side of his face into a grimace. The spasms started over three years ago and have progressed...

My friend and I talked quietly as we walked toward her bedroom. I knew I was on holy ground because supernatural grace flowed from her as she lived out the sovereignty of God in this very difficult pathway of life...

About a month ago, I spoke at the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) Transformed Women's Cconference. My workshop topic was "Living with Purpose: Purpose in the Afternoon of Life" here is audio from that conference. I hope you enjoy it!

"The Gospel Challenged Woman" was the name I chose for a women's class I taught a few years ago. Though I prepared studies from Ephesians 1 for the class, the study was really for me because I often live with unnecessary guilt and a sense of never being quite...

Carl Jung, secular psychiatrist, whose mentor was Sigmund Freud, seems to the be the first one who coined the phrase, "afternoon of life." He said,"Wholly unprepared, we embark upon the second half of life. Or are there perhaps colleges for forty-year-olds...

 I especially enjoy breakfast out with Chuck because, fresh from a night’s sleep, our creative juices seem to flow and our conversation is energizing and refreshing.  But this morning, the voice of the woman in the booth next to us broke our concentration...