Heart Warming

He woke up startled. The beads of sweat that formed across his forehead, ran down the side of his face. Breathing heavily, he listened to the sound of his heartbeat echoing loudly in his ears as he tried to calm himself. He sat up in bed and replayed the dream ...

Christmas.  ‘Twas the season to be jolly, but I was finding myself much more contemplative than jolly.  Every time I would come across a manger scene, I was somehow captivated like never before nor since.  That little baby, the Son of God, seemed to be inviting me so tangibly into ...

‘…But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.’ Matthew 6:20 (NIV) A lifelong friend of mine recently posted an experience she had on Facebook.  It so touched my heart that I asked permission to ...

The school day starts at 4 a.m. for high school dropouts in Los Alamitos, California. It’s referred to as the “Shark Attack.” The Youth ChalleNGe Academy is one of 35 such schools in 29 states run by the United States National Guard. To date over 120,000 teens between 16-18, both ...

So white…so plain…so blank. That’s how every amazing story piece starts–with an empty page. Whether it’s a page from a book or from a digital device, our efforts to piece together our creative ideas unfold when we put a pen to paper or finger tips to keyboard. The finished product ...