Michele

The ability to share something with someone is often life-changing. There’s just something that happens in that moment when you realize you aren’t alone. I’ve had that happen countless times in my life and I’m always grateful to God for each one. Kelly Smith and I met in 2011 when I started working at Major […]

I’ve been a mom for over 36 years now. It’s been one of the most rewarding and gut-wrenching journeys I could imagine. Although I don’t recall how many years ago this was, I remember the “aha” moment when I realized the correlation to my relationship with God. To this day, it impacts me greatly. The

Sometimes when I sit down to write, something funny from the day will prompt me. Other times I’m caught by surprise when a parallel appears out of nowhere.  Yesterday that’s what happened. I came home from church and needed to spend some time on the mower. I’m a bit of a stickler about the yard.

This picture is a treasure. Many will simply see friends having lunch after church. Some who “know” the people in the picture might scoff. This picture holds so many stories. As the oldest of my family, I had an often-challenging relationship with the friends of my siblings. One minute they were seeking me out for

I hope tomorrow’s weather is nice. I sure hope the publisher received the edits I emailed. I always hope for just the right amount of rain or an answer to prayer. I might hope for a phone call. I’ve even hoped for miracles. You can probably relate. Most of us hope a lot of times

I’m not sure when it actually happened. Maybe it was initially escorted into my mind and thoughts when one of my best friends in kindergarten was diagnosed with leukemia. They took him to Seattle for a bone marrow transplant; I wasn’t sure I’d ever see him again. Or maybe it was watching my grandpa die

Something exciting and unexpected happened this morning. I had been “interviewed”, but I had no idea that it would actually be used. All because of Jesus!!! Meet Michele DeRolf – Bold Journey Magazine

Our property is nine plus acres of almost heaven. (My friend Fran would strongly disagree, but I try not to hold that against her.) There’s beautiful, lush grass that begs me to walk barefoot or even sit for a while. We have gorgeous trees that top 100 feet and are likely 100 years old. My

This past week I went to Grand Rapids for the Speak Up Conference (basically where this story began last year). Per usual, there was a stellar list of conference team members along with an equally impressive group of attendees. Last month I wrote about coincidences, specifically from my NYC trip. This trip to Grand Rapids