When my daughter Traci was small, I found her standing at the edge of the courthouse steps. I stood below her and asked, “Why are you standing there?” “I want to jump,” she said. What an opportunity to teach trust. I held up my arms. “Go ahead, jump,” I said, “I will catch you.” She moved up to the edge …
The Question we are Afraid to Ask
This post touches on a question we don’t want to think about. Yet life will certainly bring circumstances that force us to face it. It is a question that troubled me for a year after my granddaughter got lost in the Colorado mountain wilderness.
Two Words that can Keep You from Experiencing Life!
I’m back after a week of vacation trying to keep up with six grandchildren with the stamina of a herd of energizer bunnies. I returned with compelling evidence that I am fully alive. 1. I have bruises from head to toe 2. My body aches all over. I water skied until I literally dropped. I dived into the water from …