Tears soaked Momma's hand-knit dish cloth. With a slow and deliberate inhale, its soft shade of pale yellow deepened

I made a video recently about truth versus opinion. Jesus prayed to his father, God: "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."

Like a sea of drifting boats with locked motors or sputtering engines just waiting to be picked up, so are our opinions that flow from our

With a cheesy grin and a grateful heart, on my birthday, October 6, 2019, I signed my first traditional book contract.

Before I find the courage to type, I wrestle with the same question that comes before every blog post I write.

A new year often comes with new pressure. The pressure to get right all we failed miserably at last year. The pressure to set goals when we

When my children were little, my husband and I loved to buy them presents. The truth is, we still do. At Christmas time, on birthdays and during special holi...

The sun peeks above a breathtaking view as the boisterous laughter of happy campers fills the air. My loving husband and children sleep behind me as I sit wi...

The force of the waves reflected the intensity of the early morning storms. The sun played peek-a-boo, though I longed for more peek than boo. A crisp sevent...

Did you hear that echo? It was coming from my yes as I answer this question. At least, that's what I thought I had been doing until recently. I have a story ...

"I'm your audience, Callie. I need you to keep writing. God speaks to me through you." My dear friends comments cut deep but I needed them to. I'd asked for ...

What better way to make a rambunctious toddler fall asleep than to tell him, “Don’t close your eyes.” That’s exactly what my friend, Bob Hostetler does in hi...

This Christmas the boys and I are going to dust the flour off our aprons and get our hands doughy once again. With our twelve days of Christmas spin, we're e...

I stink at making traditions. I love the idea of them and yet year after year I find myself replaying the same dialogue inside my head. This year I'm going t...

Last week's attempt at making fresh New York style bagels for my Brooklyn sweetheart was practically flawless. They were as soft and round as a baby's bottom...

The stunning glass stretched twelve feet high and ten feet wide. Light invaded the living room and together, we laid heavy upon the rug. The aged windows mad...

My son sat only feet away from me the other day. Apparently, he was pouring his little heart out. The only problem was, I didn't hear him say a single word. ...

Every where I turn, I'm reminded of my colossal failures. Like a playground bully they taunt me. Few missteps hit me as hard as the ones that take place righ...

Pregnant. As quickly as the words flashed across the screen, doubt evaporated. More than ten years had passed since I’d bought an at-home pregnancy test and ...

The night Jesus warned his disciples about had arrived and the time for fellowship was coming to an end. They had one last supper together and Jesus had some...