My husband and I watch a lot of sports, especially basketball. Last week, one of our favorite sports anchors, Ernie Johnson, lost his 33 yrs old son, Michael, to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Ernie’s wife found Michael in a Romanian orphanage. When she considered adopting him, she was told not to because he was no good. Despite the warning, she pursued his adoption because she knew if she didn’t, she would spend the rest of her life wondering about that little boy. Shortly after coming to America, they received Michael’s diagnosis and were told his life expectancy would be in the…

A man was bitten by a dog, and when he learned the dog had rabies, he began to make a list. “No need for a will,” the doctor said, “you will be just fine. Rabies can be cured.” “Oh, I’m not making a will,” the man replied, “I’m making a list of all the people I want to bite.” Can you relate? I know I can. I’ve had my fair share of I need to get back at certain individuals when they do me wrong. Do you find yourself choosing bitterness over forgiveness? Knowing full well that bitterness takes more…

Recently, I spoke at a church event in my community. One of the questions I received at the end was, “how was the transition from Iraq to America?” And my immediate response was, “it sucked! I would choose war over the culture shock I experienced.” What a crazy reply! As I reflect on what I experienced shortly after my arrival, I can’t help but choose war over the unknown. There was so much unknown. The unknown of a 14 yrs old girl with PTSD, tossed in high school and forced to survive. The unknown of new feelings I had never…