Last night one of my closest friends texted me a photo of her mom clutching her father’s withered body the mouth taking the famed “O” that often accompanies death. “My mom is heartbroken,” she texted. “Funeral is Friday.” The message left me breathless. My friend had...
I was furious with Leif last week. We were driving home from the airport when the car in front of us started cruising 20 miles per hour below the speed limit in the fast lane. The vehicle refused to move into the slow lane. Leif flashed his lights. The driver slowed...
Let me introduce you to my friend, Cherie. Cherie Lowe is an author, speaker and hope bringer. Her book Slaying the Debt Dragon details her family’s quest to eliminate over $127K in debt in just under four years. As her alter ego the Queen of Free, Cherie provides...
My writing career began almost 20 years ago as intern at Christian Retailing magazine in Lake Mary, Florida. College provided a diploma but little of what I needed to survive in the 9 to 5 or, more important, the 5 to 9 of life. Thrust into the world of publishing,...
The recent discovery of an unpublished letter by C.S. Lewis is raising eyebrows and interest around the globe. Penned less than two weeks before the end of World War II to a mysterious “Mrs. Ellis”, the letter provides a rare glimpse into Lewis’ definition of joy. He...
My husband, Leif, never imagined after a decade of marriage that he’d wake up and find his role had shifted from spouse to caregiver. In the wake of a difficult diagnosis, he spent long hours driving me to hundreds of doctors’ appointments, watched me endure brutal...
