Messy Mother’s Day Sentiments
Me, Mom, & Missy I always worried about what to give her. So I usually sent her a book. She said I was really great at picking out cards, the Hallmark kind. I guess I had a knack for finding sentiments expressed by other people to match my own. But over the years,...
Today
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. It is also the last day of your yesterdays. And we all know tomorrow never comes. Today. We grasp at life when death threatens, but do I fully live life today? I thought I had cancer once. Pregnant with my third child...
Faces
"In the image of God created He him. Male and female He created them." The glory of God is revealed in the stars Psalms says. Declaring, fiery gasses roaring His brilliance across light years and space. And this earth displays His handiwork. Look closely and the glory...
Nap Time
You stir the waters that make my storm. Blow the winds that break the bow of my serenity. And then ask me why I am afraid?! What is this charade? Or is the charade my own? Billowing waves pressed beneath the thin exterior of my face. You make them churn until even...
I know
I know it's scary to wake up. To get up. To walk into the inevitable chaos, problems, and failures awaiting every new day. I know. I felt it too. But you are not alone. You've heard it as long as you've known Christmases. Emmanuel. God with us. But don't let its...
Who Really Cares?
A life lived in isolation from others is the definition of futility. We were made for loving and sharing in relationship. First, child. Then often brother or sister. Maybe niece or nephew. Cousin. Soon friend. Husband or wife. And parent. To try to interpret our lives...
Lost and Found
Today we lost Pete hiking on the Appalachian Trail. We'd been hiking for under an hour when I heard my oldest son Josh holler back to ask if Pete was with us. He wasn't. Our hiking party of 17 was a bit spread out, and as I continued to walk, I could hear Ben keep...
