My wife and I met in Houston in 2017. I was raised in Ohio; she is originally from Taiwan, but grew up in California. We were married in December, 2019, in Houston and moved to Fulshear for a family friendly environment for the...
As I was growing up, my mother always prayed: “God, please give my daughter a passion and a career that will work for Your glory and Your mission.” When I was in the second grade, my teacher would have us do spelling tests in sign...
On Saturday morning, I drove my car to a nearby grocery store to pick up a prescription for my husband after receiving a phone call that it was ready. At first, there was no one to help me at either of the two side-by-side registers in the...
I went in for a routine eye exam to upgrade my glasses prescription recently and opted to pay $39 extra to avoid having my eyes dilated. All was going very well until the optometrist began reviewing pictures of my eyes. I got real uncomfortable...
My 23-year-old grandson has always loved working with numbers, and math was his favorite subject in school. When he had the opportunity to start working at a branch of a large credit union about a year ago, he was overjoyed. The job...
My recent journey through a significant physical and spiritual trial began unexpectedly. It happened during a much-needed vacation after months of relentless work. Little did I anticipate that this escape would lead to one of the most challenging...
About halfway through the pastor’s sermon last Sunday, an elderly lady was sitting in the congregation with her daughter and whispered that she was not feeling at all well and needed to leave. As they exited the worship center, she...
I love my “baby blue.” She is just 11 years young with so many miles yet to live. We have taken road trips together, just she and I, and as I look down my retirement road -- I have always envisioned her carrying me into the...
In looking back over my life, I can see that my Heavenly Father allowed me to experience some anxious times as a young adult that taught important lessons. I was raised on a West Texas cotton farm, but wanted a different kind of life and...
While growing up in the Midwest, I was exposed to the teachings of many different denominations. The most consistent was a major denomination that stresses works to attain salvation, but my grandmother also took me to Sunday School at...
