Ever feel like the woman in this picture? Is life an arduous, up-the-back-side-of-the-mountain-by-yourself kind of struggle every single day? I've been there. And some days I still am. But here's something I've learned. When you feel like giving up, try looking back instead. I'm not advising you to replay your regrets or wallow in what-if's.... Continue Reading →
Every January, my students and I read the allegorical fairy tale, The Golden Key, by George MacDonald. The main character, a boy named Mossy, has found a beautiful golden key, but he is unsure what the key unlocks. All he knows is that he is compelled to search for the keyhole. As Mossy begins his journey, he... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but 2018 has been a doozy of a year for me. I've had to re-examine everything I thought I "knew" about God and His ways. Not that I hadn't already done that several times in the last few years, but this go-around left me gasping for breath. I clung to... Continue Reading →
God is writing a new story on the pages of my life. Not a tale I would have chosen...one that requires not only an umbrella, but a sword. And some sturdy hiking boots. But see the pen over there, on the right? It's His pen. His story. And, as Elizabeth Goudge says of her character,... Continue Reading →
Jeff is a murderer. He is also my friend. I met Jeff over a year ago through a ministry called Christian Pen Pals. Since then, through many letters, I have heard Jeff's testimony of how he came to Christ in prison, and how he lives every day to serve his Savior. Over the past years,... Continue Reading →
Amy K. Rognlie 