Transitions are hard.
Will I be your neighbor?
We were locked outside. It was 103 degrees. The electricity was out. We had no food. We had no water.
Jars of Clay
"I am an atheist." These words derailed me.
Separation Anxiety
Her bottom lip began a rapid expansion, reaching four-times its normal size in seconds. As I backed away her face seemed to collapse, like slow-motion sink-hole disaster footage
Childlike Faith
It happened so fast. One moment Hannah was lying sedately in my lap, pointing to Eric Carle’s very busy spider, and the next launching herself into flight.
Mother
My mom died a month ago. Ten months ago I became a mom. I have a lot to be thankful for.
April Fall-out
In springtime we celebrate the salvation of the world through the work of our savior Jesus Christ. Every April 26 my family remembers its near destruction. On that day in 1986, in the early morning hours, the most disastrous nuclear power plant accident in history occurred. In the decades that followed, as I was growing … Continue reading April Fall-out
What the dentist taught me
I never thought I'd give up flossing for Lent...
They will know we are Christians by our love
Ground CDU*. The bowels of the hospital. No windows. Underground. “Rooms” separated by curtains with only just enough space for the hospital bed contained.
Hard to Swallow
Carrots. Avocados. Beans. Peas. Rice. A seemingly innocuous list of wholesome foods from which our daughter was determined to keep her distance.
