Last weekend, I celebrated a joint birthday party for my two boys, who turned three and one years old. It was a time for celebration and also a time for reflection. Particularly with my oldest, I cannot believe where the time has gone. I remember him being like his...

Recently, I noticed a friend getting frustrated at seemingly insignificant things. I noticed another retreating to be alone and pulling back from social life, and yet another struggling to focus on work. It can be difficult as a friend or a colleague to deal with...

by Will Searcy Our world has a lot of trouble right now. You can hardly turn on a television or look at your phone or tablet without seeing another example of death, destruction, and discouragement. While we must fight these evils in our world, I also think that we...

John and I had just finished up some Christmas shopping at the mall and were headed home. Taking the left on Center Street, we were almost back when an alarm in my car sounded and the screen on my dash flashed bright red with large white letters that said, BRAKE. My...

Warmest thanks to everyone for your prayers over Meredith's trip. It has been going well and as you can see in the picture it has not been all work!! She did admit that getting off that camel was "really scary"! The group has left Dubai and they are now in Mumbai,...

Thanksgiving is a time for family, for love, for reflection, and of course for a large, hot meal. It is a holiday in which we take time to appreciate all these blessings and the many more in our lives. Sadly, for one local family, a tragedy marred their Thanksgiving....

This past weekend my husband, John, and I were out to dinner with some friends. Afterwards, we were sitting by the fireplace in the lounge savoring the close of a wonderful evening, when a woman bumped into me as she took a seat nearby. She was carrying a unique and...

This is my inaugural blog (yippee!). I could be jinxing it by writing on failure, but I’m willing to risk it to share my recent insights with you. You may have read in the ‘About Us’ section that I’m in graduate school and that I'm getting my Masters in Commerce. I...

The Olympics are one of the greatest displays of faith in action that the secular world has. For four years, athletes all over the globe dedicate every second of their lives to training for one moment in time when their dreams will either be fulfilled or destroyed....

One of my favorite Bible passages is Matthew 6:25-34. It is my go to passage to share when a friend or relative tells me they are anxious or worried about their life. This weekend I was in Atlanta with my daughter Meredith and we spent two hours wandering through the...

About four years ago, my wife and I adopted a Redbone Hound from a local shelter. His alleged age was six years old, but he easily could've been ten. He appeared to have lived a hard life, with scars on his face and a rib that stuck out as if it had been cracked and...

One thing I learned in having my first child was that there wasn't time to be selfish anymore. That's not to say that you can't spend time with friends, exercise, or go on a date with your spouse. But, when you feel like just being lazy and not doing anything, well,...

Yesterday I left for a walk ... without my hat! Almost every morning, my husband, John, and I take an hour-long walk, and because we live in a warm, sunny climate, we never leave without our sunglasses and our signature hats. They are made out of SPF 50 fabric and...

As with most parents, since the day he was born, I've been dreaming of all the things my son could grow up to be. I'm not sure it's been healthy, like it might be borderline obsessive. When he throws something, I think, "He'll be a great quarterback or pitcher!" When...