Friendship is the superglue that has held me together during my most difficult times. Despite my many flaws and the humdinger ways I mess up life, my friends have never left me. As I have sailed the stormy seas of heartache, friends have joined with me in the boat of sorrows and sailed the choppy, unpredictable seas with me. They have been my safe mooring time and time again. During dark times, their love was like a light flickering in the distance reminding me of hope, l

This post can also be found on FEBC Gospel Blog "Prayer is taking time to let God recreate us, play with us, touch us as an artist who is making a sculpture, a painting, or a piece of music with our lives." (Don Postema) Sometimes, when I really take time to ponder the thought of being able to talk to the God who breathed life into being, I cannot fathom the mystery and wonder of it all. He cares when I can't find my car keys, or the dog throws up on the white duvet or I sp