A Couple’s Photo
Ashley and I had this photo taken during Sarah’s senior photo shoot this year. I thought I’d post it for you! Light Ridge Studio took our photo.
In the Way You Can
Today I spread some good cheer by bringing Christmas cookies to students and colleagues. If you remember, these don’t look particularly beautiful. But they taste like an ode to butter and almond. I love baking these cookies, and by the end of the season, I’ll have iced nearly 600 candy canes and Christmas trees. I […]
Keep Track
Most successful people I know keep track. They keep track of how much food they eat to avoid overeating. They keep track of how much money they spend to avoid overspending. They keep track of how many miles they run to keep accountable to exercise goals. They keep track. During the holiday season, I commit […]
If You Need the Best Rolled Sugar Cookie Recipe
Here it is! It’s “The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies” from AllRecipes.com. And for the icing? I love the taste of almond, so I use the Sugar Cookie Icing recipe from that same website. The most important part of the recipe? You make the cookies for eating. They will not be works of art. Save that […]
Little By Little
This week I remembered something a wise woman told me. She talked about the Lord’s work in our lives as being “little by little.” God often doesn’t heal or deliver us all at once. He may work “little by little” in our lives. In Exodus 23:29-30, we read this about God’s settling of the Israelites […]
The “Dangerous Prayer”
This morning, I listen to my acquisitions editor, Judy Dunagan, on her interview on the podcast Living with Power. The episode contains so many nuggets of wisdom, but I especially love when Judy talks about prayer. In one part, she mentions a “Dangerous Prayer.” The Dangerous Prayer: “God, do whatever it takes to fully capture […]
“You Cannot Light Yourself”
The simplicity of the image amazes me: a candle cannot light itself. The pastor speaks this line on Sunday, and the image won’t leave me for days. I love exploring light in the Bible. Most notably, we hear this around Christmastime from Isaiah 9:2, in reference to the coming savior: “The people walking in darkness […]
Blather On
Today the Italian Mama reminded me of a great verb and a precious gift: to blather. Blather! To blather means to talk in a long-winded way nonsensical way. You’ll normally hear the verb in an apology, as in, “I’m so sorry I blathered on.” I love how close the verb approximates “lather” as in talking […]
A Psalm to Sustain You
I memorized Psalm 16 to survive my first year of graduate school at the University of Michigan. I recited it in rhythm to sound of my snow boots crunching the snow as I walked to the English Department. David writes this as his own sustaining covering from the Lord: Keep me safe, my God, for in you […]
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