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September 2026 On the Side: Seasons of Loneliness
No one likes to talk about it. But if you are alive, you have felt lonely at some point. As human beings we were made for community. There are seasons, however, when community is very hard to find…
August 2026 On the Side: Teamwork
Several months ago, my husband and I attended the CMDA National Convention where I had the pleasure of speaking to the Side By Side track. I shared personal reflections of how Mark and I are a team even when there are days when it feels like we are existing in completely different worlds…
July 2026 On the Side: Making Time in the Middle
My wonderful Wade and I just returned from a splendid European tour. Now let me interject here and say that I never imagined such a trip while we were in training and even this one was mostly about work…
June 2026 On the Side: Tidying Up
When we bought my car, I was so impressed by a feature where my phone gets charged when I set it on the center console- no plug-in required. It worked great until the center console became cluttered, which was right around the time I first drove it…
May 2026 On the Side: More Than a Title: Surrendering Career, Control, and Identity to Christ
It was my final day of employment at a large pharmaceutical company in Philadelphia. I clicked “send” and off went a heartfelt farewell to the hundreds of colleagues I had worked with…
April 2026 On the Side: Not a Just
God calls us to serve faithfully in what may feel like small, unseen roles, but like Tabitha, our wholehearted care—especially in our homes—becomes a meaningful and far-reaching ministry.
March 2026 On the Side: Do We Have a Choice?
The process had stretched us as far as we could be stretched – financially, emotionally, and spiritually. Wade had organized his residency interviews so that he could fly in for one and drive to as many as possible from that city. We had scrimped and saved and parsed out loan dollars to ensure his travel…
February 2026 On the Side: No Room!
Emotions I hadn’t felt in a long time suddenly took over and I was angry. Seething rage, hurt and a sprinkling of unforgiveness came washing over me with a gush…
January 2026 On the Side: Looming Lanes
My youngest entered the world full of confidence. The doctor handed her to her Daddy at birth and she promptly cooed at him -- as if to say "I know you've been waiting for me your whole life!"…
December 2025 On the Side: Searching for the Light
In seasons of both joy and struggle, we don’t have to strain to find hope—because the steady, unconditional light of Jesus shines on us no matter how dark the road feels. Keep reading….