Creative Conversation

Creative Conversation

Have you ever walked into an environment and just felt tension? Everyone greets you warmly enough but you can certainly sense that something had definitely blown up before you got there. The facial expressions, the body language etc. It’s all apparent that the scene...
A Tale of Two Trees

A Tale of Two Trees

I’m hiking in the woods a lot. I see all sorts of plants and trees. Together, they make this beautiful array of landscape that our Heavenly Father created. Sometimes though, you have to watch out. All of this foliage creates a perfect hiding place for things that can...
Obvious Signs

Obvious Signs

I recently had surgery. God uses everything to teach us deeper truths. I looked down at the healing wounds on my abdomen and just thanked Him that I felt better. Yes, I was healing from surgery, but those markings were a “sign” that something had happened there. If...
A Broken Vessel

A Broken Vessel

I am pretty picky about food. Not necessarily what the food is, but how it’s prepared. I do not like any sort of butter substitute. Butter is the real deal. If it’s not butter, I can tell. It just doesn’t taste right. We, as human beings, have gotten very good at...
Ordinary or Extraordinary?

Ordinary or Extraordinary?

I’m one of those people that just naturally pulls for the underdog. I’ve always been that way. My parents kind of raised me like that. We’ve always had all sorts of family friends from all different kinds of backgrounds. Anybody, from any walk of life, was always...
The War of Wisdom

The War of Wisdom

Have you ever seen a picture that a child has drawn and not exactly been able to make out what it is? You ask them to “explain” their art piece and all of a sudden, it comes into focus. This little Picasso is suddenly brilliant! It’s really amazing that you get to see...