Old Truth For Today

Recently, my husband and I were flying from Colorado to South Bend, Indiana with a 40-minute layover in Chicago—which quickly turned into a five-minute sprint across the airport. Maintenance delays on our first flight left us with almost no time. We deboarded quickly and realized we had to make it from the H gates all the way to L28. So… we ran. We passed gates I, J, and K. By the time we hit L1, we heard the announcement: “Final boarding call to South Bend. Doors will be clo

I was looking out my window on a recent frosty morning when I noticed little green tulip sprouts pushing their way up through the hardened soil. Life is amazing. I did absolutely nothing to cultivate the growth of those flowers. And yet, year after year, they somehow know when it’s time to rise again. No matter how long or severe the winter, spring always returns. Seeing those fragile shoots breaking through frozen ground reminded me of something I recently read in Psalms 65:

A lot of people stop celebrating birthdays once they become adults. Not me. I love birthdays — and not because I want attention or enjoy being the center of the room. In fact, I really don’t. What I love is what a birthday represents. A birthday is an invitation to gather the people I love and celebrate the simple, profound truth that God has given me another year of life. Another year. As I turn 35 this week, I am reflecting on another year of mountains and valleys. Another