Blog with Deb
12 Pearls of Christmas: Gifts of Purpose Too Precious to Wearby Sarah SundinOne Christmas when my mother was a girl, she received a string of pearls from her father. Since her parents were divorced-an unusual situation in the 1950s-she treasured the pearls as a sign...
A Celebration of a Life Well-Lived
Last Sunday afternoon, our community gathered to pay tribute and say good-bye to our friend, Sean McCabe. The gray, drizzly weather matched my feelings as we waited quietly to enter Liberty Bell High School's gymnasium, packed with family and friends. His wife, Laura,...
No Strings Attached
I recently watched the movie The Soloist, a moving true story of Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and his friendship with Nathaniel Ayers, an enormously talented musician who is mentally ill and lives on one of L.A.'s most dangerous street...
Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
My mission is to help each person identify her strengths, take them seriously, and offer them to the world, states Marcus Buckingham in his new book, Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently (Thomas Nelson).My first thought:...
God’s Presence in the Dark Night
It's Saturday morning and I'm still wrapped in my bathrobe. Really, my favorite time of the week because I can sit quietly, no place to rush off to. Oh, there's plenty to do...get ready for winter projects, housework, all those chores that beg attention. But for...
God Can Do Anything!
The call came on an October afternoon about three years ago, an unfamiliar voice on my voice mail."Hi, my name is Julie and I'm from Missouri. I read your book, Because I Said Forever, and I wanted to say thank you. You've really helped me in my marriage, and I just...
SEAN’S REQUEST
I've wrestled a lot with God this summer. In May, we heard the unbelievable news that a dear friend in our small family-like community had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer. He had only weeks to live, the doctors said.Sean McCabe is only 47...
Pearl Girls!
Last week I received my complimentary copies of Pearl Girls: encountering grit, experiencing grace, a collection of stories compiled by author, Margaret McSweeney. These are life lessons shared by women who have experienced "some of the worst things life can throw at...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOTT
Today is my baby brother's birthday. I say baby lightly because Scott turns 48 today. But as his sister, ten years his senior, I'll always have that special little brother place in my heart for him.I vividly remember the spring morning when Scott came into the world....
THE DAY AFTER
Impossible. I'm sure that's the word Jesus' followers could barely bring themselves to whisper the day after his crucifixion. How did this happen? He promised never to leave us, they said, though they recalled he often talked about events they didn't understand. He...