Category Archives: Spotting Treasure

Finding golden moments where God’s truth, love, and grace intersect with real life.

The Stories We Struggle to Tell

Posted on November 21, 2016 by spottingtreasure

I love telling stories. I always have. I remember writing a fiction story assigned in fifth grade. I sat at my kitchen table and scribbled furiously, so excited was I to get that plot laid down onto the page. It … Continue reading →

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All the Right Things for All the Wrong Reasons

Posted on October 17, 2016 by spottingtreasure

It started as a simple request of him and grew into a year long lesson for me. Continue reading →

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When There’s Nothing Left But Ashes

Posted on September 24, 2016 by spottingtreasure

My family was standing in the road with other neighbors, in shock over what had transpired overnight.  A line of violent thunderstorms had passed through town and lightening had struck an electrical box on one neighbor’s lawn.  The box had … Continue reading →

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