My newest fun fact reminds me how well God knows me and loves me–and how creative and powerful he is to make all things work together. In the midst of hard times, I find comfort in what he’s done before. Continue reading The Godwink That Reminds Me God’s Got This—and He Gets Me
My husband says I look like a mummy with all the splints I wear at night for arthritis in my hands. He’s not wrong, but I’ve discovered resting is crucial for healing, both physically and spiritually. Continue reading The Healing Power of Rest: Lessons from My Mummy Wrappings
Here I capture a frustrating ordeal resolving my husband’s phone issue, from conflicting advice to lost data. It took multiple days — and intense emotions — despite seeking help from multiple parties before Mint Mobile finally unlocked this Samsung phone. But, of course, I learned something deeply spiritual from the process — a lesson I don’t want to repeat! Continue reading My Epic Struggle to Free a Samsung Phone from Carrier Jail
I’ve become a frequent flyer because of my job, and I’ve become a frequent friskee (one who gets frisked) because I fly frequently. All I wanted was to prove my innocence once and for all. But I failed. Continue reading Some People Have White Coat Syndrome; It’s TSA That Makes Me Nervous
The story of the ultimate matchmaking feat of all time — two ‘happily ever afters’ joined in one weekend. And all because of a missing leg. It only cost Adam a rib to get his mate. Continue reading This Is How a Lost Leg Led to Finding True Love
It was a cheeseburger (and fries) that led to paradise — in Jesus — for me and those whose lives have been touched by my love for my Savior. Continue reading This Was a Meal That Changed My Life Forever
Twice a year in the United States, we change our clocks because of Daylight Saving Time, but this year I’m going to make it work for me by doing this. Continue reading This Advice for Daylight Saving Time Would Have Saved Me Money
My PTSD after Bill’s death made me fear what Satan would drop into my life to strangle me, to make me pay for my complete surrender to God. Continue reading Experience or Witness Trauma? PTSD Could Happen to You, Too
I was asking my stylist to draw the correct conclusion about a flattering style and shape for my hair without seeing the full picture. Without seeing my face. She did her best. Continue reading I’ll Hide My Face and Let You Guess My Best Hairstyle
My purple toe reminds me that we need all our body parts healthy and whole and working — and we need to follow God’s instructions first and foremost. Continue reading Even a Purple Pinky Toe Can Teach You a Life Lesson
In my fear and distress in the midnight hours, I had missed the details in the description that might have calmed my fear. Continue reading How a UTI Showed Me What Truth Looks Like to an Unbeliever
Only God could orchestrate a chance encounter that would bless my grandson and encourage my writer’s heart, too. Continue reading This Is Why You Should Do Everything As If You Were Doing It for Jesus
In this blog post, I share a podcast episode in which FlourishWriter Founder Mindy Kiker interviewed me. It includes a question that changed my life. Continue reading Podcast With Sara Dagen: The Power of a Good Question
Your eyebrows are telling your secrets. Unfortunately, taming them so they don’t tell all requires time and talent and too much cash. Continue reading Just Above the ‘Window to the Soul’ Is the Truth Teller
When a teacher has laryngitis but has to teach anyway, what is she to do? This is a day in my life — with an inkling of what to do and what NOT to do! Continue reading Speechless…
With visions of the school burning down through the night because of my candle, I left my sleeping husband and drove the 20 minutes — just to check. Continue reading OCD Action News…
All Things Work Together 