Lessons from a Waterfall

Lessons from a Waterfall

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my absolute places to be is at the base of a waterfall. It doesn’t matter how many times I visit a specific waterfall, I never cease to be mesmerized by its beauty. Last week, I visited such a place with friends. The chilling waters remind me that I am alive – boy howdy, that water was COLD!!!…

Unexplainable Joy

Unexplainable Joy

I love it when a scripture jumps off the page at me screaming, “This is for you! This is for you!” Well, maybe not literally but the Holy Spirit definitely illuminates certain verses at just the right moment. I’ve been praying for someone who is in a situation that is hopeless unless the Lord intervenes. I recently received a letter from him, asking to pray that…

Hog Wild Dreams

Hog Wild Dreams

          I once had a professor who encouraged us to dream hog wild! She asked us, “If there was nothing to hold us back and we could do anything in the world, what would our lives look like?” I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. When someone asks my daughter what she’s going to be when she grows up, she answers “a wedding dress…

When God is Your Only Hope

When God is Your Only Hope

I was blessed to spend three weeks in Africa this summer and while I was there I met many wonderful people. Two women however, will forever be etched in my memory. I want to tell you about them and for their privacy, I will call them Ghati and Robi.  I was visiting homes with my friend Suzie and our Maasai translator when we met these…

The World Unites at Olympic Games

The World Unites at Olympic Games

Those of you that know me know that I absolutely LOVE the Olympics! I know this sounds cheesy but there’s just something that pulls at my heartstrings when I see all the different nations coming together for this grand event. In 2000, I was blessed to work at the Sydney Olympics and ever since, it’s like the Olympics are somehow in my blood. I was…