Spiritual Sponsors…

I’ve had many people ask me to blog about how to plan a Vacation Bible School from the ground up. I’m not sure I have the time right now to do that, but I would like to share something I include in the foundation of planning. It pertains not only to V.B.S. but any...

And Here I Am Again…

I try to wake up each morning and ask what God wants me to learn, or do for Him, that day. If you read the blog last week you know there was a death in my family.  Once again, I became aware of how hard it is to ask God what He wants me to learn through grief. It is...

Yes, He Listens…

Psalm 126:5 says, “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.”  I’m sowing again. And though I know all things written in the word of God are true, I’m having a difficult time seeing how joy can come when I have to say goodbye to someone I love too soon. Yesterday, I...

It’s V.B.S. Season…

I’m the vacation Bible school director for my church. We are a small church with big hearts. We usually welcome around 100 children to our program each year. Tonight was our first decorating night. We are transforming our building into Athens Greece. As I walked in...

A Rainy Day…

Today is a rainy day, and I don’t mean that figuratively. It is literally pouring down rain. My daughter loves to play outside. She loves swinging on the swing set, running in the yard, and now that it is summer, swimming. She isn’t happy about the rain. Can you...

Do You Need More Grace?

Every day I stare at a blank screen with a prayer in my heart. It sounds something like this, “Dear Lord, Tell me what it is you want me to say. Please let my words be yours.” Does that prayer sound familiar? You don’t have to be a writer of any kind to understand....

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