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My weekend was destined for LOVE. I was in Austin to officiate in the wedding of a close friend, and LOVE was on my mind. What does it really mean to love someone? What do we really get out of making lifelong commitments to each other?

The answer awaited me in the lobby of my hotel. It was the annual conference for the Texas Parent2Parent network, an organization that provided support and resources for parents of children with disabilities.

It was like walking into a different world. Out mingl… Continue

It was my first semester of college, and my first time away from home. Christmas was just around the corner, but my budget allowed for little more than Ramen noodles and pizza. So I wrote my Dad a poem as his gift, and framed it on green poster board with red ribbons along with pictures of us together that I dug out of a shoebox in my mother’s attic.

It has been tacked up next to the mirror on his bathroom wall since 1988. Every Father’s Day, he asks me to submit it to the local newspaper. He l… Continue

It’s been a whirlwind week…

I returned from California with barely enough time to prepare for my next round of travels. First on the agenda was an annual tradition for me: Guest speaker for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards just south of Dallas, Texas.

It was Day 4 of their conference, and the participants had all been up past midnight… many of them hanging out and talking until 2 am. I arrive bright-eyed on Wednesday morning, ready to talk to them about community and being of service. I coul… Continue

Today on The Leading Edge, we're talking with Laura Harvey and Collen Zuck, editor and former editor of The Daily Word. I'd love to see and share your stories about how The Daily Word has blessed your life. What's your favorite Daily Word memory?

I didn't grow up in a particularly religious family. But is we hold to the notion that "God is LOVE," it's safe to say that I grew up with a lot of GOD.

Now, as I approach my fortieth birthday, I find myself back in my childhood home. My husband, my toddler and I are relocating near my hometown, and Mom and Dad have graciously opened their home to us as we complete construction. For a while, they also housed our dog until his recent transition. They were there for us then, as well.

There shoul… Continue