His angry eyes burned at his brother's face. It had been a long, arduous day of tempers flaring and fists flying.I pulled the offender aside and …
an uncomfortable flip
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the …
midland is the new paris
Mr. Fantastic texted me."I know it's not Paris, but do you want to go to Midland with me in July?"Midland, land of oil drills, vast Texas sky, and …
ten realities about being a pastor’s wife
When I was growing up, I recall looking at the pastor's family on Sunday morning with a bit of envy. They seemed so happy, and I just knew it was …
broken prayer
We bought an older home last year. There are lots of projects that need attention. So many, in fact, that we mostly ignore them until …
road flowers
It has been raining in Austin this Spring. Everything is blooming. Last summer's long dry heat killed many of our local plants and trees. The …
that’s so cliché
"I don't want to be a cliché," I tell him late one night after a hard day."What do you mean?" he asks."I don't want to be the wife who pesters her …
gifts in a parking lot
Boy 1 woke up with something on his mind."I had a dream about people who are poor. They only had a little soup, and were so hungry. Mom, I …
holy walls
The words, they sound like a truckload of bricks,Dropped in the lap, unexpected and unknown. What to build with these statements, fragments, and …
Silver and Gold
Mirror, mirror, tell me now,If and when and why and how;This life became centered on me,On mine and ours and us and we.Saved by His love for what I …
waiting room
A few weeks ago I saw this sweet elderly couple out for a walk in our neighborhood. She had a cane. He was holding her hand. My …
Farewell Boys of Summer
It is 9:30 at night and Boy 1 and I are on the sofa, watching the first World Series game. Mr. Fantastic is on campus at the college Bible study …
