I knew I had failed...
When Holidays Hurt
Why is it the joy of others makes my hurt ache more acutely?
Motives and Marriage
It seemed like any other wedding...
Challenges of Change
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
