I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. Philippians 3:12 NLT I had been…
Inconceivable: Finding Peace in the Midst of Infertility
Inconceivable: Finding Peace in the Midst of Infertility by Shannon Woodward (Life Journey 2006) As a pastor’s wife, Shannon Woodward was used to holding babies. Yet her doctor’s diagnosis of infertility sent her on a journey she never planned to…
Remembering Daddy
It’s a pie-baking day and I’m dragging a chair up to the kitchen counter in our little house in Arizona. At three years old, anything important usually happens up there, far above chin level. I watch Mama work her magic,…
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Garden of Eating
In our home, the month of June brings visions of outdoor family fun. Through the years our kids would high five each other on the last day of school as we anticipated the lazy days of summer ahead. Sometime around…
Making Connections
“Gather and knot.” That’s all I ask them. It’s all anyone will ever ask of them, really. So they try. First, young eyes and minds gather. Stretching fingers of tree limbs catch sky, saturated in blues. Green’s but a fleeting…
Radio Interview: CWO’s Founder, Darlene Schacht
With lines like “I’m finding that God is blessing me with messy faces in divine places,” Darlene Schacht has the uncanny ability to warm hearts–captivating them with an inspirational focus. Perhaps it’s her writing talent laced with design skill and…