I am a joy chaser. It started a few years ago. I chose 'Joy' as my word for my year....

If I had to wager a guess, I'm going to presume that I'll spend these first days of Christmas basking...

The imagery of light is perhaps one of the most easily accessible and understood metaphors in Christian spirituality. Scripture is...

"[T]o give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our...

My temper rose up inside me, and yet, I managed to reply calmly to her resistant yells, “You need to...

“Do we have a name yet?” I shook my sleepy head, no, in response to the sweet, patient nurse coming...

Throughout my upbringing, I never knew authentic sisterhood. Beyond not having a sister, I switched schools often and never formed...

I hate to say it, but Mary was a bit of a stumbling block for me in my return to...

Tears started pooling in my eyes. “Are you ok?” the nurse asked gently. “I just like to be more in...

“Angels and messages—the Holy Family had it so easy!” I lamented to my friend, my initial patience and surrender to...

There is no island like it in the world. The air smells of days of old in the clothing, possessions,...

Earlier this year, my family and I hiked up a sizable hill at a local county park. After admiring the...

When I found out about the lies and deceit from the man I was going to marry, the life I...

I work as an Associate Dental Director for a community public health center. I see hundreds of patients each month...

Specks of light danced through the tree branches and illuminated the wildflowers of the forest floor of Rocky Mountain National...

"Sing and rejoice . . . I am coming to dwell among you!" (Zechariah 2:14) There was a time that...

“They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagle’s wings; They will run...