Dana has been married since 1980, has three adult children and eight grandchildren. She loves that they are all living within 10 miles of each other in the Southern California desert. She enjoys reading, writing and teaching. Dana delights in the gift God has given her to teach life lessons from the Bible through picture stories.
Walking in fear is debilitating. Fear to me is like walking down a corridor in the center of a prison. Each cell is locked and closed. There is no way any inmate will escape or get free. With the guards accompanying me, I am completely safe and at liberty. Yet all the inmates are shouting […]
Every day I would hear children walking by the church office on their way to the school office. I hear their little giggles, their whispers and sometimes even the tears. One day I heard someone coming from a far sobbing. As they came closer, I could hear more than one child crying. I knew when […]
Part 1 begins with the call to 911. Part 2 is told to me by my family. I have no memory of the ambulance ride, the ER, being in ICU or any visitors. Part 3 is what I do recall. The sequence and timeline is askew but the struggle was real! It is my 55 […]
Part 2/3 of A Memorial Day Miracle. While I fought to stay alive, my family faced their own battles. After the ambulance left, Don remained in his truck and made a few phone calls. Brooke & Janae rushed to take care of the dogs, call family members and lock up our house. She arrived at […]
Part 1 of 3. Friday was the perfect day to schedule my knee surgery prior to Memorial Day weekend. Three days of rest and I would be able to return to my desk job on Tuesday morning. Short on funds, I held off paying the company medical insurance and workman’s compensation until then. The surgery […]
Few things change a person’s perspective more than participating in a mission’s trip. We live out of our comfort zone while sharing life with strangers. Traveling, we experience a new culture, environment and values with those around us. Yet most valuable is the self-examination that tends to happen every time. Those things we take for […]
Yesterday we celebrated Easter. I am sure that I have personally been in church on Easter Sunday over 50 times in my life. Fifty different sermons, yet yesterday’s sermon on the cross hit the mark. Crosses – we see them everywhere. Some people wear them, while others use them as decor. We see them on […]
Home alone, I was awakened at 10:30pm by someone pounding on my front door. Instantly upset at the rudeness, I peered through the peep hole. Standing there was a stranger! Trying to disguise my voice I yelled, “WHAT?” The man stepping from foot to foot answered, “UHHHH, I am here for Joe!” To which I […]
Betrayal causes the heart to close up and lock its doors. Being betrayed is one of life’s most painful experiences. The healing can take years to cure, yet for some the heartbreak is terminal. The wound cuts deep and wreaks havoc on our ability to trust. Our belief in people is shattered. Insecurity overrides clear […]
It is easy to observe others and critique. · Why can’t they ______________? · Why don’t they ______________? · Why won’t they _____________? I don’t know about you, but I usually have the answer for them. If they would just do this…… then this would happen. Their life can be so much better if they […]
