Oh, 2020, you crazy little year, we really didn't expect this much drama from you. Remember when we were so nervous about how we would weather …
what god expects from you
Raise your hand if your life feels crazy. This how many times I want to raise my hand for that one: On Saturday, our family had four baseball …
oy with the poodles already
Last weekend, I was having an all-too-frequent moment of insecurity. I’m not sure there’s a way to avoid these here on earth, as long as we’re clothed …
how we find our way when we can’t see a thing
We sit at our usual table, with our books and our discussion questions and our coffee in our hands. Cookies wait on a happy plate of sweet friendship …
when god’s will looms over us
"In the arms of the ocean, so sweet and so coldAnd all this devotion, well, I never knew at all,And the questions I have, for a sinner released,In the …
on race, church, diversity, and all the love
I wrote this post after the riots in Baltimore last year, and it is beating heavily in my heart today. I'm sorry that I don't have new words. New …
on avoiding my fortieth birthday
I have been so brave about turning forty until this week- when I will actually have to turn forty. Such an unfortunate turn of cowardice on my …
losing jesus
A few summers ago, our family did a whirlwind four days at Disneyworld. Doing Disney with four children under seven means several things will happen. …
what’s the worst thing that could happen?
There seem to be so many awful things that happen in the world. What if we're next?That's the trap, isn't it? That fear hisses out from the small …
the lesson in loving the brave son
Some children are more complicated to raise. It’s just true. There isn't less love or less grace or more rules or more grace or any difference in the …
nothing makes me as brave as knowing God’s will
We sit at our usual table, with our books and our discussion questions and our coffee in our hands. Cookies wait on a happy plate of sweet friendship …
the talent
i hold it close; precious, golden beauty in my hand.what could be done with this gift?lives could be saved, cupboards could be filled, joy could be …
