I grew up running. When I was eight years old my mom and dad signed me up for a track team and I ran competitively for the next thirteen years. …
song of joy
I was feeling emptied and dragging by the end of the day. Books, papers, dirt, laundry, dishes and legos seem to be everywhere. Bedtime was tedious, …
Whitney Houston Has a Point
Twenty seven sets of little eyes stared in wonder at me. I was confessing. I was testifying. I was telling them a deliciously wicked story about a …
the rights of friendship
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you …
the man in the moon
There has been a lot of talk around our house lately about seeing God. Not so much the children, but Morgan and I seem to come back to that …
Invisible Greatness
After weeks and weeks of trudging through the heat, tonight I walked in the wind. The change of weather thrilled me, and I pulled my headphones …
Parenting 101
Here's a taste of the awesomeness that has resulted from reading Loving Your Child On Purpose by Danny Silk:Mr. 5 year-old (loudly!!!): I AM NOT DOING …
Separation, Schmeparation
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor …
If you build it, He will come.
I love buildings. I love to see how rooms fill into hallways, how tall ceilings are, how architects solved space and ended dilemmas of design. I sit …
What No One Tells You About Disneyworld
Ah, The Magic Kingdom. The place memories are made. The enchanted land of fairies, roller coasters, princesses, giant mice with pet dogs, a duck who …
we’re off to see the wizard
The movie The Wizard of Oz is the kind of film that stays with you. I remember as a child thinking it was beautiful, moving and terrifying all at the …
i am expensive
For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little. -Luke …