The Final Common Pathway
What if I trusted that any question I have God will answer using insight already placed within me?
Can we stop now?
A wonderful woman I know sent a request to our prayer chain: she was being admitted to the hospital with an irregular EKG. Oh, my. I must pray. Five days later I see pictures on her Facebook page of wedding cake and a wonderful celebration. Guess I can stop praying now. I am guessing it […]
Out of the GOODness of my Heart…oh wait
I just dropped my daughter off at an early morning activity. She got out with her gear, shut the door and headed on her way. I almost opened my car door to call after her, “You’re welcome!” Because she should have thanked me for the ride. She usually does. Today she didn’t. But this isn’t […]
What is it about night time?
Ian, a dear young man fights for his life in the ICU all day long. Things look promising. His “numbers” improve. Everyone is hopeful. And then the night comes…and all bets are off. Tomorrow, they do this all over again. What is it about the night fall? When darkness settles over the land. Things quiet […]
Cleansing Sleet, Really?
I just stood out in a driving snow and sleet storm and prayed, “cleanse me from my sins and clothe me in righteousness.” Yep, right there on the podium of my porch I lifted my arms and face to the sky. Icy pellets pecked at my arms, my hands, my neck my face. And all […]
Order or Organized
Life is cluttered. So much stuff. So little room. In fact, it seems the more room I have the more stuff I fill it with. But where is its place? Where does it belong? On my very diligent days, I tackle a pile or a closet or even a room. “Aha! I will organize you! […]
Who Needs Core Fitness?
At the VYSA convention this weekend I presented on two topics: Game Fitness and Concussion Protection. The common denominator: Core Fitness. Seem strange? Not really. Because strength in your core muscles – your torso, both front and back – allows you to do two seemingly opposite things, move and hold still. How? Glad you asked… […]
VYSA Conference this Weekend
This Saturday, February 2nd, come on down for the Virginia Youth Soccer Association Conference at the Richmond Convention Center. There will be some great soccer workshops and teaching sessions from 8-5 plus vendors and exhibitors with the latest ideas, gear and give-a-ways. Plus, you can meet Caroline Miller, UVA soccer star and member of the […]
Punching holes in the darkness
I had never heard the story shared by Adam Hamilton in his 2013 Inaugural Prayer Service Sermon. He said, I’ll be telling the old story about Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson, the 19th-century author, once told how, as a boy, he’d been sitting in front of the window at nightfall, watching the lamplighter light the gas street lamps. He would erect […]
Endless supply, isn’t that clever of grace?
The strangest thing happens here at the base of the ski mountain every day at 3:00 pm. They hand out big, warm chocolate chip cookies. For free. To everyone who asks. They push their cart out filled with cookies, and a long line of small children scampers along behind. But it’s not just the small […]