The pumpkin pie was fresh from the oven, perfectly browned with a glossy, smooth surface. The smell of cinnamon filled the kitchen with the fragrance of fall. The hours of work poured into this one dessert produced an amazing result that built up a moment of confidence in me. What had been a small, orange…
You may have seen the film The Greatest Showman. With its phenomenal music, raucous dancing, and Hugh Jackman, what’s not to like, right? (Okay, perhaps the fact that it’s not at all true to P. T. Barnum’s life can give us pause. But as a stand-alone, mostly fictional film, it’s pretty rad.) At one point…
Do you want to know how to live limitlessly? It starts with your thinking. You have to begin thinking without limits. The psalmist gave us a clue on how to do just that when he wrote; “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits” (Psalm 103:2). Just take a moment to…
I’m one of those people who skews toward seeing the glass half empty, not half full. I prefer order, not chaos; neatness, not clutter; most everything lined up and buttoned up. I’m not so far gone that I can’t (mostly) control any tendency to try to persuade other people to honor my preferences, but I’m…
I am a gardener at heart. My mother taught me how to lovingly care for plants at a young age, and pruning and weeding became soothing to my soul as I became an adult. Every time I walk out my front door to check the mail or pull the trash can and recycling bin down…
Have you ever started a project, and then later realized you were the one being worked on? I once had a patch of gravel and the dream of growing as much food as possible, in the healthiest soil possible. I was so enthusiastic that even the prospect of clearing gravel by hand didn’t deter me. Sure,…