...I find myself pondering the “why me?” question. Frankly, I would have loved to know why three different people found themselves parked directly next to me in a parking lot that was overrun with empty spaces. I find myself wondering...

In true darkness, there is no illumination from the clock or brightness from the moon. It’s dark. I experience that disorienting feeling...

...turmoil has a tendency to feel like it is set to infinite. That’s why, even when a trial or issue is overcome, we spend so much time dwelling on it.

I think about the winter weather we’ve been having in my region during the past few weeks. We had grown accustomed to our weather forecasters crying wolf. We developed a “Believe it when we see it” mentality and many were caught by surprise when they did see! When we walk by faith, we need an entirely different mental model.

That reminds me of the DIY experience. I don’t know about you, but I can recall more than one instance of me trying to “figure it out” myself even when instructions were provided. That’s the trick with DIY, right?

Many of us today are in the midst of a “Red Sea Experience”. The road ahead of us looks impossible. The one behind us is just as frightening. Our faith has no other alternative but to become all or nothing. Wavering can no longer be an option.

...but the same can be said of those mighty waters that are right here on this planet where we live. There is an impressive amount of life in those waters that likely hasn’t even been discovered. That amazes me...

“Open During Construction” When I saw it, I was struck by how much the sign seemed to resonate with my life. That business looked like utter chaos and yet, changes for the better were happening. It was still open for business.

Growing up I used to hear some of our elder relatives say, “If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you jump to?”.

If that’s ever happened to you, then you undoubtedly felt overwhelmed or like the undertaking had simply become impossible to accomplish.

If we give up on whatever it is we are hoping in, then we easily drift into a place of despair and…hopelessness.

I absolutely love jigsaw puzzles! At my old house, I never created space for my puzzles. Instead, I played virtually on my laptop or my...