2016-17 was the toughest year of my 20-year teaching career and my last. Over half of my class of kindergartners had behavior problems and our…

Often when I ask the Lord a question, He doesn’t answer it directly. I wonder if it’s because my questions aren’t always relevant. We know…

I met several of my closest friends at church, many years ago. We raised our children together, sharing similar hopes and dreams for them.  First…

Poison Skittles?? What kind of a group is that?   Roller Derby!!  My granddaughter, Naomi Kiyoko, was on a team for about 3 years.  It was…

Reading the Bible is an essential part of getting to know God.* My mom, who led me to the Lord and discipled me from the…

One of my major challenges with anxiety is that I typically want to thoroughly understand it and where it comes from.  Before having cancer in…

There have been verses in my life that have become part of me. Psalm 75:9-10 is one of those verses.  Older versions use the word…

Not long after I gave my life to Jesus in 1975, I started going to a women’s Bible study.  It was made up of mostly…

I’m sure most parents would agree that seeing your child go through pain is the hardest aspect of parenting.  It doesn’t lessen when they are…

Mid-summer was the typical time in my teaching career when I would begin to have anxiety about the upcoming school year. I know, without even…