Choosing to Appreciate Pollen
A fine dusting of pollen covers the town today. Everything bloomed at once in Pennsylvania, and it’s as if God shook down yellow fluff from the heavens. It’s not just car windshields and house shutters; even inside the house, the golden film cloaks the furniture and linens. My allergies! As I dust and vacuum and […]
When You Don’t Get Recognition
All day, I think about the verse in Colossians that implores, “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Crocus Hiding in Snow What […]
Some Pictures of Hope
The landscape in Pennsylvania, for the most part, still frowns with the weight of winter. Trees raise their arms in surrender to a blank sky. After church this morning, my youngest daughter pulls on a double layer of pants and says, “Mom, let’s go on a hunt for daffodils.” (How can I not follow her […]