Feelings of restlessness and impatience are starting to fill my mind. I can see the end of my 100 days in sight, and yet I still have over a month to go. But in all reality, my life doesn’t change too drastically at that exact moment. It’s more of a guideline, sprinkled with hope that…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 This passage of Scripture is also known as the Great Commission. It is a…
We have all experienced disappointment to one degree or another. Whether it be not making a team, not getting the promotion, or being given a new medical diagnosis; we all can think of a moment when we felt disappointed – when things aren’t the way we had hoped they would be. I have wrestled with…
Three times a week, for the past month and a half, I have driven to Grand Rapids for labs and cancer appointments. As our van makes its way to cancer center, I see cars whizzing by, and I wonder where are they headed? What does their life look like? Are they driving to work? Do…
As I stepped out our van today in our church parking lot, I strapped on my mask and walked through the all too familiar doors of our church. It had been 2 months since I last stepped foot into a service, but still masked because I had been in chemo the prior two months. It…
Maybe you’ve heard radio commercials about this movie or have heard the rumor mill building, but there is an incredible film coming out that is based on a remarkable true story, called ORDINARY ANGELS. It centers on Sharon (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose…
