Leaves Don’t Change Color; They Are Unmasked
This morning I learn that the beautiful leaf colors are always there but hidden by the green chlorophyll. When the long nights of autumn begin, the chlorophyll production diminishes and reveals the carotenoids (yellows, oranges, and browns) and anthocyanins (reds and purples) that are always there. I’m astonished. I think about how change in my own […]
I Keep Looking at This Photo!
On the walk to school. . .
Finding Some Unity
The cats love to look out the front glass door. They wait for me to open it, and it becomes a wonderland experience of chipmunks, squirrels, birds, and dogs. All morning long, they look out together. They look out together. These are the cats that often do not like each other. These cats can fight […]
Unsearchable
It’s such a strange adjective! I read it this morning in Ephesians 3:8 where Paul talks about the “unsearchable riches of Christ.” Unsearchable means you cannot find it out; it’s beyond our ability to search for or understand. (It’s a rather long and beautiful Greek word: anexichniastos.)I’m someone who searches all day long on the […]
Another Peek: What Happens on a Book Release Day
For those of you following the big publishing journey, I thought I’d offer another inside peek at the process. Yesterday was Book Release Day! I had no idea what this would mean, so I’ll tell you. It means that your friends all text and email to tell you how happy they are for you. It’s […]
Because Here I See Best
Right around 5:00 PM, the sun sets behinds the trees in my backyard. It’s the most beautiful thing. I could start crying it’s so stunning. The golden light filters through those leaves. Everything looks lit from within like it’s going to catch fire. I often just stand there and bask. I even stop talking it’s […]
Other Moms and Dads
Today on the walk to school, I remember that saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” or the Africa proverb, “A child does not grow up in one home only.” It’s because today, one child has so much to say to another father on the walk to school. Even after listening for nearly […]
Favorite Fall Simmering Spices
One of our favorite fall traditions is creating our simmering spices on the stove that humidify the kitchen while releasing a delicious aroma. Sarah creates the first recipe: 3 cinnamon sticks 1 sliced lemon with peel 1 Tablespoon whole allspice 1 Tablespoon ground ginger 4 cups water Bring to a boil and reduce heat to […]
Predictable Attack
I reluctantly take allergy medicine in case my miserable cold symptoms come from all the ragweed. Just in case, I reason. Soon, I’m myself again–no sneezing, itching eyes, or running nose. It’s a simple solution to a predictable problem that I forget about every October! I think about my complex musings about all sorts of […]
Before and Behind
I read Isaiah 58:8 where I learn that “righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.” I remember how the psalmist in Psalm 139 also shares how God “hems us in, behind and before.” We’re surrounded on all sides; He goes before us and stands behind us, […]