Nestled among the beautiful California Redwoods is a place called Mount Hermon Conference Center. When I heard about a Christian Writer’s Conference being held there I just knew I was supposed to go. It didn’t hurt that it’s located an hour up the road from where my parents live making it much easier to justify the…
My Everyday Life
My Dad
“Yo!” For the last several years, that was my dad’s first word when he’d walk in the door after being gone for a few hours. While it was just one word, it encompassed a statement and a question, “Hi honey, I’m home. Where might I find you in the house?” I heard him say it…
#foreverfriends
Twenty-plus years ago we sat with our friends at McDonald’s as our kids climbed around in the PlayPlace. Even today I remember exactly where we were sitting when our friends announced they were moving to Arizona. Who could blame them really? Arizona is warm all winter while Minnesota is filled with ice, snow, and freezing temperatures. Even…
Run, Run as Fast as You Can!
Several decades ago I decided it would be fun to make Gingerbread Men with my son, Paul, and the little girl I was babysitting, Missy. At the time they were four and nine-years-old, respectively. Everything started out pretty well but it didn’t take long before they started bickering back and forth, “It’s my turn to roll the dough!…
Rally the Troops!
Ping “Oh, I’ve got a new text message,” I think to myself. And then, Ping, Ping, Ping. And I know, almost without looking, it’s “the girls.” Something is up and “the troops” are being called into action. These three women are some of my closest friends. If I’m having a bad day, I simply need…