Santa Claus is Coming to Town

“You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town.” Remember those lyrics from that childhood song? Warning us that all of our actions mattered and if we had a misstep, then the beloved Santa wouldn’t...

The Cosmic Dance

Do you like to dance? Scott Cooper, a brilliant artist, musician, and entrepreneur, authored many musicals that children of West and the greater community previously participated in at Christmas. As a part of this experience, I had the privilege of playing, “Mrs....

Are you just passing through?

What are you like on a road trip? Do you want to “get where you are going” in the most expedient way possible or are you along for the ride? Unless we intentionally set out on a trip that is to be one of embracing and enjoying the journey, odds are when we...

Our Pathways

Happy Friday! Tom’s dad turns 90 next week, so Sunday after church, we traveled to see him, having no idea that we’d miss quite a bit of “weather” activity. We knew the power was out because every technological notification we could receive...

Do you throw away your boxes?

It’s about an experience . . . Do you throw away your Apple boxes? Not the Honeycrisp box, the “Apple” box – your iPhone, earbuds, watch, etc. came in. Do you throw it away? It’s difficult to do that, to throw away the box. Research shows that historically, people end...

Faith is not a “hands-off” deal!

What would you think if I said the following to you . . . “We need 500 pair of tennis shoes of about 4 sizes before July 29th. But I know God is big, God is forever good, so I’m not going to do anything. I know God will provide. Not doing anything means I’m not going...