What Do We See When We Focus on the Haze?

Beth Vogtchallenges, choices, crisis, encouragement, Faith, hope, Life, opportunities, perspective, prayer, Quotes, Reality, suffering 13 Comments

A heavy brown haze has hung over my hometown of Colorado Springs for several weeks now, often completely obscuring the view of Pikes Peak. Smoke has blown in from the wildfires in western states, particularly the Dixie Fire, which is now the largest single fire in California history. The weather app on my phone includes an air quality alert, just …

Earthquakes, Aftershocks, and Choosing to Trust

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, bravery, challenges, choices, courage, crisis, Faith, family, In Others' Words, Life, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, strength, stress 9 Comments

@bethvogt I didn’t sleep last Friday. I stayed up all night long – by choice. It wasn’t all that difficult, considering I was in Colorado and my youngest daughter, Christa, was in California where there’d been not one, but two record-breaking earthquakes in a little over 24 hours. And let’s not consider the I-lost-cost-of-how-many aftershocks. I know staying awake all …

In Others’ Words: Weathering Spring

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Quotes, spring 12 Comments

It’s the first day of spring. How’s the weather in your part of the country? As I write this post Monday night, I’ve texted with a friend who lives on the east coast and who’s bracing for the fourth Nor’easter in three weeks to hit the northeast; the meteorologists named this storm “Toby.” Meanwhile, the weather forecasters here in Colorado …

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #12

Casey HerringshawFun, Giveaway, In Others' Words 41 Comments

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 30 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 3/1 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com. Hunt through our loop using …

girl standing on a beach at sunset

In Others’ Words: Where Have You Been?

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, perspective, Quotes 17 Comments

 Where has life taken you? That’s not a rhetorical question. I want to know: where has life taken you? What geographical locations have you seen? Cities. States. Provinces. Countries. What mountains have you climbed or skied? What lakes or oceans have you plunged into? Where have you sat and watched the sun rise or set? What place holds your heart …