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We were walking in the back pasture when we came upon the pair, a mother and her newborn calf, away from the herd, life coming quietly into the world while no one was watching. The calf lay squirming, his momma cleaning him with long, tender strokes of the tongue. But the calf was eager to get on with it, the wide open pasture before him, a blue sky above. The possibilities seemed endless as he tried to get his four legs beneath him and take that first step. Over and over aga

Recently, I sat with someone in the midst of a difficult trial. She was overwhelmed by sorrow, feeling desolate, keenly aware of the...

“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” Chinese Proverb I found my mind wandering in church on...

It was not by choice that my husband and I first turned down an unknown path into the creek on our ranch, exploring the swelling caused...

I was minding my own business yesterday when a near concussion from a frozen chicken put everything into perspective. I had my head in...

What do you do when God feels absent? When the silence is so loud it drowns out the voice in your head that is telling you to hold on to...

Today would have been our Shiloh’s 23rd birthday. Birthdays are hard. I always want the world to stop and remember. Maybe take a moment...

Pain is an overwhelming presence. I sat in my bed recently, trying to think, trying to pray, trying to get past the pain. I always think...