by Mary Odell | Apr 13, 2023 | Christian Life, Magazine
Over the past few years I’ve cheered as many friends start new businesses, join ministries, or change careers now that their families are grown. Their new endeavors have spurred me to realize that I could make a big change as well. However, whenever I have considered...
by Mary Odell | Apr 23, 2022 | Christian Life
“May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ”...
by Mary Odell | Apr 6, 2022 | Christian Life, Stories
I will never forget my first anxiety attack. I had applied to graduate school with naive confidence only to discover right away that I was the youngest, least experienced, and most certainly the dumbest student in the program. One evening I was sitting in a seminar...
by Mary Odell | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but for me the past few years have felt anything but certain. Suffice it to say that life events have made me painfully aware that I have trusted in certain circumstances, relationships, and institutions as unshakable forces in my life –...
by Mary Odell | Jun 4, 2021 | Christian Life
As much as I like having a phone that allows me to make calls, send notes, and take pictures, there are some functions that I’m not sure I’ll ever completely trust. For example, the GPS directions. I simply do not understand people who can get in a vehicle traveling...