“I’ll Never Forgive You as Long as I Live!”
Before we dive into this week’s post, may I ask a favor? Tomorrow's my birthday. If my blog has blessed you, would you share this post on social media or send it to a friend? I’d love to see REFRESH grow to reach more and more people with the life-giving words of...
Facing and Embracing 60 — Life Is a Gift
Thank you, Lord, for so many years. I remember when my parents were this age—and my grandmothers! So old in my young eyes. Now I’m the parent—and the grandparent. Ancient, I suspect, in my grandchildren’s eyes. Thank you, Lord, for my salvation. You sought me...
Forgiveness Means the Most When We Don’t Deserve It
My Accident. When Steve’s email hit my inbox with this header, my heart sank. Oh no. What happened? Did he fall? Steve is one of my spiritual fathers. An elder at our church decades ago, he and his wife, Pat, modeled godly parenting to my husband, David, and me as we...
Two Women, Two Choices. Which Would You Make?
Join me in welcoming Guest blogger Lori Roeleveld to the Refresh blog. Lori and I share more than a first name. In addition to about a hundred other similarities, we share a home state (RI), an agent (the amazing Bob Hostetler), and now a publishing house. Most of...
The Very Best Parts of This Month—In Pictures!
Wow! Has this been a month. So many fun, exhausting, and glorious things going on. Really, the best way to share this collection of totally random but joyously connected is through pictures. BUT, IF YOU’RE READING THIS ON AN APPLE PHONE OR COMPUTER, you won’t be able...
The Unusual Gift of Desperation
The man standing on the front porch of our dental office didn’t have to say a word. We knew exactly why he was there, thirty minutes before we were scheduled to open. Pacing. Clutching his cheek. Wiping away tears. People suffering from abscessed teeth do desperate...
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