July 28, 2026Certain childhood memories seem to belong only to summer. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, summer evenings meant waiting for the…
June 9, 2026Recently, I said a final goodbye. “Goodbye, 2nd graders! Goodbye, colleagues! Goodbye, Lampeter Elementary!” After 27 years in the classroom,…
May 5, 2026My daughter lives a thousand miles away, so our conversations are precious We cherish FaceTime. My heart feels like a…- April 7, 2026What are you waiting for right now? Maybe it’s something small—like planting your flower garden, a vacation day, or just…
- February 10, 2026The Power of the Ball—that was the theme my son Ryan’s AAU high school basketball coach lived by. Ryan passed…
- October 14, 2025God’s test is the ultimate open book exam
- August 5, 2025A dear friend of mine brought a devotional along to our recent vacation to the Outer Banks. The book was…
- June 3, 2025Our two little neighbor boys, ages 6 and 3, saw me drag bags of mulch to the flower bed beside…
- April 15, 2025Lately, I’ve found myself weighed down by the state of the world—political division, emotional turmoil, injustice, and constant negativity that…
- February 11, 2025When faced with decades of challenges, setbacks, isolation, and patience. What to do.
