Linda Buxa
Linda Buxa is a freelance writer and editor and a regular blogger and contributing writer for Time of Grace. She is the author of How to Fight Anxiety With Joy, Visible Faith: Living a Fruitful Life in Christ, Dig In! Family Devotions to Feed Your Faith, and other Time of Grace books. Linda and her husband, Greg, have lived in Alaska, Washington D.C., California, and are now in Wisconsin. They have three pretty great kids who are all taller than she is.
Stepping in to save the game
In the National Hockey League, an emergency goalie must be available for every game. I don’t think many people knew about this rule until…
The day I became Jesus
A friend of mine who is a makeup artist needed people willing to let her do makeup testing. I signed up immediately. She warned…
Paying the fine
As I was checking out my books at the library, I dug in my wallet. The librarian asked, “Are you getting the money to…
Test him
My college-aged daughter was stressing about money. The deposits were due for two study abroad opportunities, and things were tight. When her paycheck arrived,…
Back to basics
I’ve been going to church since I was born. I went to a Christian grade school, high school, and college. Plus, for much of…
Going in the ditch
On the way to school one snowy morning, my kids hit a slippery patch and slid off the road. Now, the kids were fine…
Jesus is our autocorrect
It took me an incredibly long time to be comfortable with texting. After using a normal-sized keyboard for 30 years, I wasn’t comfortable with…
Jesus is our autosave
I love Microsoft Word. It’s the program I use for my devotions and blogs and freelance work. There’s only one problem. It doesn’t have…
Not my God
When President Obama was elected, a number of people said, “Not my president!” Then, when President Trump was elected, people from the other end…
Two wrong notes
At my daughter’s Christmas concert, she was playing a hymn for everyone to sing along. The program said there were two stanzas to sing….
Hell week
You don’t simply get to be called a Navy SEAL. You have to earn that title—through an almost-incomprehensible amount of training and testing. Most…
Under his wings
“Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his…