No engine, no wings,no propellant of any kind—just daring courage and enough velocity to propel his/her own body through the air—and an aerialist takes science on a flying trip.

The Christmas rush is on! It’s barely December and some of us are already panicking. That perfect gift for our Aunt Mary or our youngest child is still not in our hands, and we’re determined to find it. Let me be honest, even my “Ho! Ho! Ho!” gets less enthusiastic as the march towards Christmas continues.

I can’t imagine a world without Jesus and yet, many times during the holidays I live my life as if He doesn’t even exist.

Can’t you imagine these words rolling off the painted red lips of Laurel Bacall, the beautiful actress from the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1940s? In my mind, Ms. Bacall is impeccably dressed in a beautifully tailored suit with thick shoulder pads and a straight skirt landing right past her knees. As I listen in my imagination …

It always intrigues me that momentous and remarkable happenings in a person’s life often originate from very pragmatic and simple ideas. My journey to creating Taking Grace Home started as a personal and down-to-earth quest to find what God wanted me to do after leaving the work force. 

Waking up that first morning …

It was an intense struggle full of pulling, pushing, maneuvering and shoving. Finally, the fight was over and the battle was finished. I caught my breath and wiped the sweat off my forehead. Then I put first-aid ointment on the cut on my lip where I had bitten down during the worse of the conflict. Only thing left to do was to survey and assess the results of the war. Victory!  The pile of battlefield remains was carried off to … Continue reading →