Don’t Play with Fire

Don’t Play with Fire

“Don’t play with fire.” Somehow, someway, the moment we become parents, phrases like this one become an innate part of our vocabulary. The moments before the baby is born, we still roll our eyes at our parents when they say these protective...
Producer to Servant

Producer to Servant

Manufacturing is the essence creating something from nothing. I grew up around equipment, and high speed machinery. I grew up around the hubbub of hitting production numbers and keeping a close watch on waste. I grew up watching the magic of making something...
Reaching for the Light

Reaching for the Light

My petite five-foot nothing frame lends itself to reach. Reaching. Stretching. Constantly. There are so many days when I have thought the whole world would be at my finger tips if only…! If only I was a little bit taller. Just a few more inches and I could reach...
The Lie Emotions Tell Us

The Lie Emotions Tell Us

In my book, Ascent to Hope: The Rugged Climb from Fear to Faith, I tell the story of my days existing in and through a state of high emotional turmoil. My emotions got the best of me on a lot of days as I sought to make sense of my life and all that was transpiring...
Follow His Lead

Follow His Lead

Marriage has taught me thousands of lessons. Lessons of choosing to love my spouse every day – even when the feelings have ebbed away. Lessons of give and take. Lessons of submission and forgiveness. Lessons of respect and honor. Marriage has been great teacher....