It’s been a busy summer of traveling. Road trips over the last three months have taken me, and the family, on ministry adventures to Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, and North Dakota. It was fun and rewarding, but put more miles in our old Pontiac than I care to count. A constant companion on these…
Author: nowwhat
BFF or Not
Learning about true friendship — the hard way. by Jeanette Levellie Dee and I had been close friends for several years, but I’d shied away from referring to anyone as my “best” friend — even this perky optimist who had prayed and cheered me through dozens of rough places. I’d been hurt too many…
Waiting for My Prodigal Son
Parents pray to adopt a son they can love, but he isn’t the son they thought he would be. As a mother struggles to love him, she finds new strength in God.
What Should I Do?
A friend, a loved one, a church member has strayed off course, going their own way, neglecting or rejecting the good they’ve known. How can I help? What should I do? Every pastor, parent, and person will at some point be faced with this challenge. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve asked these questions…
Finding Closure
It’s a tragic problem far too common for women: losing a pre-born baby. One woman cycles through all the emotions after the death of her infant baby girl, and ultimately honors her daughter in a fitting way.
Is Blindness the End?
A woman fights the frustrations of blindness, but she gains new spiritual sight from God when she allows Him to break her spirit.
Alice Takes the Wheel
I’ll never forget the time a few friends and I taught Alice how to drive. But I’m a little reluctant to tell the tale, even after all these years. You’ll see why. How Alice actually came to be adopted by my church youth group is beyond memory. Perhaps it was because this sweet little old…
Winning the Race
A woman runs for office, answering God’s call to stand for her convictions, but loses the election. She finds out the real conflict isn’t with the winning candidate but with God.
When I’m Weak
My friend Scott has Parkinson’s disease. He is only in his fifties, but the tremors are getting bad. Recently, Scott went to New York City to explore alternative treatments. When he returned, we visited — mainly about his strange encounter at New York’s LaGuardia airport. As Scott made his way to the United Airlines terminal,…
Diary of a Caregiver
In caring for her father and his illness, a woman experiences the daily burden of an adult parent — and God’s provisions to help her survive.