When Holly and I drove to North Carolina last summer, we talked for a solid eight hours. We didn’t know each other before meeting at 4am...

I used to interpret for a Domestic Violence Treatment Program. Men were court ordered to enroll, after they were arrested for domestic...

Growing up, my family was in church every time the doors were open. Sunday morning, Sunday school, followed by church. Go home for a pot...

I’ve been blogging for a few years now, and I think I’ve gotten better at it. I re-read some of my old posts recently, and they’re rather...

1 Corinthians 13 1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging...

I didn’t grow up practicing Lent, or any other practice of the Christian Calendar. Over the last five years as an adult, I’ve come to...

My family is great at hosting people, and we loved it when we had visitors. We often hosted bible studies, football-watching parties, or...

During my commute to work this morning, I thought about why I enjoyed being around certain people. My immediate response to that question...

To keep our bodies healthy, we enlist a number of resources: http://flic.kr/p/7MRwUT Exercise Healthy food Doctors, hospitals...

When conflict happens in my life, it seems to come in waves, and from all sides. Financial, relational, professional, personal. Conflict...

Life is full of little decisions. Am I going to get out of bed, or hit the snooze button? Cereal or eggs? Return the phone call now,...

A quick Google search of the word “Joy” will not fail to give you less than 186,000,000 resources to the word. From Webster’s online...

What does your lifestyle say about who you are and what you believe? Since I was 14 years old, my life mission has involved loving...

If you know how to maneuver WordPress to make my blog fancy, feel free to offer your expertise. I’ll be glad to tell folks about you,...

I had no idea old scars could reopen and be painful in new ways. They are mostly painful when they involve people I care about.  I also...

Contentment. What does that mean? The writer* of Ecclesiastes spends a lot of time discussing contentment. Over and over I read that...

Here’s a little insight into the thought life of Kyla Joy. While driving on an unfamiliar highway in Texas… “Culebra St. Culebra,...

To be more present: Satisfied and content with today. Current progress: 50% Lessons remembered: God’s grace is sufficient. Bookmark on...

Things to do when you are bored at work: Watch Hulu.com Finish crocheting that blanket Learn a new language Stare Write letters to your...

Do you remember What About Bob? and his book of Baby Steps? Baby steps to the door, baby steps to the elevator, baby steps to four...