(my daily blog)
I’m learning another path to freedom from comparison, jealousy, insecurity, and even fear. Two Bible verses inoculate me against these kinds of temptations: 1 Corinthians
It’s acorn season! My youngest gathers a bowl of them, and she brings out her old nail polish for our Super Cool and Easy Autumn
I’m writing this on Friday for tomorrow’s post because I’ll be camping with the youth group! I’m a parent volunteer on their camping trip. Yes,
This morning, I notice the way the rose bushes stand secure, mature, and large against the trellis. In just a few months, they’ve grown. The
This afternoon, a treacherous and enormous–and most likely poisonous–spider casts a terrible shadow onto the drapes. From my vantage point, I see a crawling terror
In the late afternoon sun–right around 5:15 PM–light saturates the overgrown, untended, and chaotic backyard garden. I notice that when the light intervenes, the most
This morning, I read the simple prayer of David when he was being persecuted by Saul. He prays: “I call on you, O God, for
I find an old quote in one of my journals from A.W. Tozer: “It is not what a man does that determines whether his work
I read Psalm 65 as someone obsessed with verbs. My students know my great love of verbs; they weasel “grapple with” and “fritter” into their
Lately (twice a week even), we have made the most delicious family breakfast. You must try this! Imagine children running, skidding around the corner. Imagine