Once, in a blaze of book love, I sent a copy of Anne of Green Gables to an eleven-year-old girl I had never met. This happened because of a conversation I had when I was twenty-three, sitting knee-to-knee with an extroverted flight attendant on a plane so small it was termed a “puddle jumper.” The…
As I stand on the brink of a new year, about to turn 34, I’m certain I’ll remember 33 as a year of abundance. More than any other time in my life, these past months have been marked with a great rush of sights, sounds, opportunities, questions, calls to action, and swirling daydreams of what…
At least once a week, I cause a minor flooding issue in my home. We live outside the reaches of city water, so a well provides the water for our daily needs. I grew up drinking well water, and I am content to drink the earthy-tasting, mineral-filled beverage. Our home, however, is fitted with a…
I LOVE iced coffee. Mostly I love iced coffee in the summer, but I also love it after a hard workout or as a special addition to my protein shake. The thing I love the most about iced coffee is that somehow, we have turned something that could be seen as a product of laziness…
In the span of three weeks this past spring, I laid my head on my pillow in seven different beds. In one week during that time, I woke up on three different continents. This is not uncommon for me. I usually have somewhere to go. Although I dread the packing process with every ounce of…
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15 NLT) Finally, the soil is warm enough to put tomato plants in the ground and anticipate sunflowers stretching toward warmth. It takes until June for that to be a reliable bet in Chicago. Before that, we’re busy working the midwestern…