As we navigate our new normal and face many uncertainties it is natural to feel overwhelmed. It’s safe to say many of us have experienced this at some point in our lives. Getting in the right headspace is helpful when feeling overwhelmed. Exercise releases stress and has a positive impact on not only mental health…
If you’d like to ask God a few questions, you’re in good company!
“Without taking my eyes from hers, I am aware of Father following behind. I sense how pleased He is with my reaction. Gratitude wells at His great care. This woman is exactly, precisely, completely what I need. My fingers drift to my ribs, remembering what He had planned to do.”
I taught at Pacific Lutheran University for 35 years. A few years in, I committed myself to dedicate the first five minutes of each class to telling my students a story about God’s work in my life. I would tell my students that while the technical material we were going to cover in class is…
I will never forget this hiking experience in one of Florida’s scrub forests. We came upon a family of scrub jays. I had heard that, unlike most birds, they have very little fear of humans. That proved to be an understatement. Although we were out in the wild, they landed on our heads, hands, and…
On March 19th spring arrived, though signs had been appearing for some time. Daffodils and crocuses had already pushed up through last year’s fallen leaves and a lingering crust of snow. Tiny buds, pale green and pink, swelled at the branch tips. Robins hopped across lawns, pecking hopefully at winter-brown grass, while in the low…
Writing Books For Movies A number of years ago, my editor with Summerside contacted me, saying they were in desperate need of a book set in Sundance, Wyoming, for their <em>Love Finds You</em> line, and asked if I had sold one that I’d written yet. I said no, but my agent was shopping it as…
[Starr Ayers] When Words Don’t Come
When God is silent, what should we do? Check out today’s post by Starr Ayers