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This morning our neighbors invite us to join them on an Easter Egg hunt in the forest. As I make my way past thorns, briars,

Today, I recall Annie Dillard’s quote that I wrote about this time last year. She profoundly asks this about Jesus: “Does anyone have the foggiest

Do you remember the Glorious Homemade Trellis my husband made for me for Mother’s Day last year? I love this trellis! I loved that we

Today I remember that I’m not fighting to win God’s favor. I already have it in full. I’m approved of, well-liked, and blessed because I’ve

I read an illustration by Margaret Silf this morning about a beautiful potluck dinner she attended once. Imagine one particularly beautiful and delicious rice salad

Outside my classroom, it snows pollen. I watch as furry puffs of seeds, buds, and dreaded pollen mingle and dance in the April wind. It’s

When you only make sugar cookies twice a year (Christmas and Easter), you can measure your growth by them. This year, my daughters stay by

If you ask a child about what it means to be amazed lately, you’re bound to learn all about the cultural value of being amazed.

I’m teaching students how to review something. It seems simple, right? It seems obvious, natural, and everyday to evaluate something. Films, restaurants, art, clothing, technology.

The Weeping Cherry sends forth bright red buds, and the House Finches descend. Did you know that the male finch, with the bright red coloring,