Have you ever experienced that dreadful moment when you turn the key in the ignition, and nothing happens? You were expecting the engine to roar to life, but there’s nothing. No click, no power … it’s simply dead. This happened to me a couple months ago. I was out for lunch and went to […]

  I have a huge confession. There have been times (and quite recently) that I have given up in prayer. That’s right. I have looked at a situation that seemed insurmountable, observed the timeline of events surrounding the circumstance, and the length of time spent praying, and thrown in the towel. In essence, I have […]

  Two simple words have been wandering and ambling through my mind of late. They come to the forefront of my prayers, especially when praying for friends who are struggling or hurting. What words you might ask? Even now. Though simple, they are filled with meaning and hope. They rest on the assurance and confidence […]

  Sometimes the greatest ideas are born out of the sheer simplicity of living in the moment. I come from a rather large family. I have three brothers, three sisters, and I’m somewhere in the middle of the mix. As you can imagine, there are moments when things in my family have been excruciatingly difficult, […]

  I left the gym the other day after a hard workout class and stepped out into the mid-December air that bit straight through my jacket. I immediately thought, “I can’t wait to get home.” I knew that after a few errands and a stop by the grocery store I was going to be able […]

  Eat. Sleep. Swim. Twelve years of my life were spent in a pool. It was grueling and difficult, but in the water I found the strength to endure. For only through the application of resistance was I able to grow stronger, move faster and achieve greater goals. But, training can be a tiring and […]

  Jan. 1992 As I walked down the long, second-floor hall of my high school, she stuck her leg out and tripped me. The other girl, with her cute Keds, laughing at me, as I looked up to view the crowd around; my heart slowly closed off to the world around me. I made the […]

  “Father I thank you and praise you for who you are…” This is how one of my friends always begins her prayers. She lets these words roll off her tongue as easily as if she was having a simple conversation. Her prayers are then saturated in thankfulness, to the point where thirty minutes later […]

  What happens when there is an empty little block of time? That moment when you don’t know what to do with your hands, or you need to “escape,” or for no other reason than it is just what you do …you pick up the phone and scroll. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (do you scroll […]

  What do you do when you want to get to know someone? Do you take them out for lunch? Maybe share a cup of coffee? Most likely, you ask them some questions, and then what? You listen. So now, let’s shift that focus—rather than talking about a friend. Let’s talk about the Friend and […]