Have you ever asked the question, “Why am I here”? If you are reading this then the answer surely has to be a resounding “Yes” unless you are an incredibly fortunate person who has never encountered anything remotely adverse. No? Then you are a part of the normal population. Why am I here? is a … Read more
We have many examples in the Bible of people dealing with disappointments and trying circumstances. None more than Joseph with the coat of many colors. Disappointment is a fact of life. I’m talking about the disappointments that change who you are and how you view life. But what if our disappointments have a higher purpose … Read more
Disappointments are a part of life. We all face many challenges and some are bound to be full of disappointments. Even the very young have to deal with disappointments whether they are able to articulate what is going on or not. My recent podcast about Disappointments uses Joseph in the Old Testament as an example. … Read more
I have talked with a few women about being a widow on Chasing Hard Podcast. They have different stories and stages of life when the death of their husband occurred yet the similarities that exist between their tale of hardship connects them in a way I’m sure they’d rather not be connected. Life can be … Read more
When I started Chasing Hard Podcast, it was a choosing-to-obey-the-hard-call kind of thing. Chasing hard after God can mean chasing after hard things. Not that we go looking for hard things, they usually find us and when they do, we get to choose to obey the hard call. Talking with Samantha Ortiz was an obey … Read more
I joined the ranks of many and started a podcast, Chasing Hard Podcast. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now. In fact, I tried something a few years ago that resembled a podcast before I knew what a podcast was. I interviewed people on Zoom and embedded the interview here on … Read more
I was watching a movie a while back. Not a Hallmark movie, but one with a similar storyline, because I just love a cheesy Hallmark movie. Brokenness In this movie, the would-be, didn’t-see-that-coming couple were having a conversation about a B&B they were restoring together, and these words caught my attention. The guy said that … Read more
“Even when I don’t believe, I still believe”. That’s a line from the song (and movie) by Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe. I’ve heard the line in that song like a gazillion times. but I finally heard it while watching the movie. Of course, there is a scripture in the New Testament that says the same thing in … Read more
I was going through some old stuff, all the things you keep that make up a growing family. I was throwing things away that didn’t seem to matter anymore and dividing the things that appeared to in piles for each family member to look at and decide if they wanted to keep what was rightfully theirs. … Read more
What a difference a day makes. Or two or three… The Usual The alarm went off at the usual time Saturday morning. I like to stay pretty consistent in my going-to-bed and getting-up life, and this particular Saturday was no different. Except it was. I knew before I told Siri to reset my alarm for … Read more