My Journal

Didn't Shakespeare write: "To be or not to be?"Maybe its an age-old question; it certainly is a conundrum for me as a person and as a mother. Where is the balance between being and doing? As a firstborn, I am driven to "do." Most firstborns are. We're a...

It's a wonderful thing to be somebody's mama. I know its the best vocation I could have had. To be a mama is to be connected to other lives in a way no one else can ever be. A mama is there, from the very beginning you could say. And, all along the way, she is part of...

I love free speech. Especially so as a writer. And as a Christian, this right enables me to live out my faith without fear. I don't enjoy fear-mongering. As a child and teen, I recall the terror of listening to older people discuss current events and share...

Sweet Land of LibertyBy Valorie QuesenberrySweet land of liberty. America. Since the day when Samuel Adams called a secret meeting on a quiet street in Boston, the theme of America’s patriots has been freedom. Those men named themselves the Sons of Liberty…they became...

Not long ago, I was saddened to hear of the death of Thomas Kincade. Today, I was saddened all over again to hear about the cause. Could there be a person today with any kind of aesthetic sensibilities who has not heard of the "Painter of Light?" His incredible...

Recently, I've been thinking about the relationships of Jesus. I know He is God and therefore not identical to us in the way we relate to other humans, but on the other hand, relationships began with the Godhead, so there must be some emotions present which resemble...

In just one month, this new title from the Sisters in Faith (Wesleyan Publishing House) series will release for sale. I am excited about the message of this book. It is one that I am endeavoring to put into practice in my own life. Keep watching this blog and my...

For those of us who have had a "new birth" in Christ, the making of resolutions can be viewed with a bit of a jaundiced eye. Merely "turning over a new leaf" seems like human effort - just self-help amped up a bit. But, I believe God built into our world natural...

Waiting for Christmas is the hardest thing when you're a little kid. When I was little, we used to open gifts on Christmas Eve at my grandparents' house across the road.  Many times, my grandmother hadn't finished her Christmas wrapping before we...

I met Santa this week.  Welll, that's what I told my kids. It's sort-of a way of describing Christmas shopping.  Got it from my parents. I'm not a Santa Clause hater, by the way, but building him up to my children wasn't something I did when they were...