Oct 31, 2019 | Bible, faith, Faith
Her little feet. Running through our yard. And through our house. It was a summer to remember. Forever. I think about her this morning, experiencing another culture with her mommy and daddy. On the other side of the world. I miss my little Gingersnap. But I also...
Jan 30, 2019 | Bible, Doubt, Faith, Family, fear, Grief, Hope, Joy, Life, love, making hard decisions, peace, Rest, roots, spiritual
My new chronological Bible changes things up. Interrupts history with the pain-filled story of Job. Slips it right in between the death of Joseph and the arrival of Moses. Uninvited. Leaving us on the edge of our seat as Joseph dies and the Israelites are left alone...
Jan 19, 2019 | Bible, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, making hard decisions, Marriage, spiritual
This isn’t anything new. Men longing to be their best. But not making “the cut.” Literally. Joseph’s brothers felt the daily pain of falling short in the eyes of their father. And decided to take matters into their own hands. Remove the son who...
Jan 4, 2019 | Bible, Faith, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, spiritual, trust
You don’t have to make it very far in your daily Bible reading to hear the words, “When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth…….” “The Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was deeply...
Nov 6, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Grief, Hope, Joy, Life, love, spiritual, trust
I hear the men working right outside my window as I type. Faint voices floating softly just above the sound of old asphalt being busted apart then scooped into a big truck. ________________________ Bits and pieces of our family story are imprinted on the piles of...
Mar 26, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, spiritual, trust
I won’t deny it. There’s beauty in every winter snow…… even when it falls in spring. The calendar can’t control its arrival any more than we can. And with world-hushing power, it has a way of uniting all creation under its blanket....