Thinking back over my life, I can remember so many first moments. There was the first time I ran through our new house in Illinois, running up the stairs so I could pick out my room before my brothers came upstairs. There was the time we were in our new pool and my dad picked…

What does it really mean to forgive?Is this the secret on how to live?Jesus said forgive “seventy times seven”:Is the pathway for getting to Heaven? No, because salvation comes from repentanceLooking to God: asking His forgiveness.His instruction we can all follow.It’s for today and for tomorrow. God forgives and then forgets.I haven’t forgotten my pain…

In the past, I looked up at the stars and saw shapes I could make, like I did out of clouds when I was younger. I saw them as dots on a map: steps I could take to reach a destination. Tonight I looked up and only found a star here and there. Multiple empty…

Words.So many different meanings. People trying to learn the English language must become so frustrated with words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Or how about words that are spelled the same with vastly different meanings?Words.“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” How many times did I hear that…

Have you ever been out walking and found a pebble in your shoe? My first question is, “How did it get in there?” Obviously there is not a hole in the sole of my shoe. The inside of my shoe is full of my foot. Once I feel it, I have a few choices. Maybe…