Last year my husband Brian and I sat pondering what we should do to celebrate our June wedding anniversary. After quite a bit of hemming and hawing and none of the ideas really sounding that fun, we decided to take a 4-night canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). The last time we…
Ministry Of Reconciliation
Reaching. Healing. Renewing. Who doesn’t want more of these verbs in their life? That’s the heart and hope behind Ministry of Reconciliation and I can certainly attest to its life-giving characteristics. Ministry of Reconciliation (MOR) was birthed out of Friendship Church and has since turned into a stand alone ministry just down the road from…
Inspiration
As I was pouring myself a cup of iced afternoon coffee, my five-year-old daughter approached me with a smirk and said, “Wouldn’t it be funny if a pig sang a song and all he did was oink?” She’d painted a silly picture, and I couldn’t help but hear a pig oinking to the tune of…
The Best Man Speech
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to stand as the “best man” in a wedding. And as I was preparing the speech, it really got me thinking about my dear friend, his future bride, and what I believe God teaches us about marriage. I hope this will bless others, single or married. The…