(Repost from the THRIVE! Journal, April 11, 2013) We’ve had a flood at our house. The day I finished writing my post, Thriving In The Unknown, my niece discovered a puddle of water near our laundry room. Initially, we thought it was the…
(Repost from The THRIVE Journal, June 6, 2013) “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” ~ Khalil Gibran Last week, my family took a road trip to Ithaca, New York to celebrate Vanessa’s graduation…
Have you ever felt like your whole world was ending? I have. I have had some life experiences that were so stressful to me that I felt like I was being crushed. And yet, those challenging times have also proven to be the times in my life when I have…
“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last…
“But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.” (Psalms 52:8 NLT) This is the ancient olive tree of Kavousi village in Crete. Based on analysis, this olive tree is considered…
(Repost from The THRIVE Journal, September 6, 2013) “Good things come to those who wait.” ~ Unknown The wait is over! Noah Freeman was born last night! An 8 pounds, 19.5 inch miracle. I wish I had a picture that I could…
(Repost from The THRIVE Journal, September 5, 2013) “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.” (Psalms 62:5 NLT) I am waiting impatiently for my grandson, Noah, to be born. Noah is my first…
“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT) I went to…
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” (Hebrews 11:1 NLT) October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month According to the American Cancer Society’s report…
“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12 NIV) Fourteen years ago, I decided to take…