Although infertility is an issue that has deeply influenced my life, I don’t write about it much on this blog. My book about the topic—Infertility: Finding God’s Peace in the Journey—is available here. Several months ago, I had the opportunity to do a Q&A about adoption and infertility with a wonderful …

When I was a business reporter years ago at a newspaper in Northwest Arkansas, I came up with some of my own story ideas, but I mostly wrote what I was told to write. Wal-Mart just released quarterly earnings. We need a story. The manufacturing plant down the road is …

“Only 18 summers.” It’s a phrase I’ve seen a few different places lately, referring to the limited amount of time parents have for intentional, one-on-one influence before their kids go to college or leave home for other reasons. It’s encouragement to make the most of every cold bite of watermelon, every …

In my last post, I described how I found relief after years of wandering around in a emotionally and physically draining wilderness. When I finally cast aside my fears and started using the medication my doctor had prescribed for me, I felt like I had been totally and completely unwound. As …

Sometimes, grace blooms in the unlikeliest of places, springing up like a surprise lily near the end of a hot, dry summer. As I may have mentioned a time or two in this space, my so-called child-bearing years lurched to a halt at the ripe old age of 41. This transition, …