“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.”  Leviticus 26:3-4 This week, the boys and I had a chance to ride in a combine as the fields around our home were …

“Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you.”  Psalm 143:9 About 25 years ago, my parents and I boarded our black Dodge Neon to head up to visit Northern IL University campus to consider it for my next 4 years. It felt like a long drive up through a lot of …

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”  Proverbs 19:21 Eight years ago, I sat in my car in the garage while my children were sleeping and cried. I felt safe in that tucked away place to unravel a bit. Our future had just become hazy. I …