He was here with his wife and granddaughter, visiting the Australian Shepherd puppy they were buying from our farm. One minute he was sitting on a planter in front of my house, and the next he was face-first in the grass. One minute we were talking about puppies, and the next we were talking about…
My six-year-old daughter is most definitely an introvert. After a full morning of Vacation Bible School with her self-proclaimed BFF this summer, she was perfectly content to hang out with me downstairs instead of playing Barbies upstairs with her guest and little sister. When I asked why she didn’t go upstairs with them, she told…
If there is one word for what I have craved most in my life, I would say it’s connection. Of course, I want to belong, and for years I equated fitting in with belonging. I also believed that my value was only in my beauty or my abilities. I’m glad I was wrong. I’m glad my…
As the sound of a male voice with a British accent flows from the speakers, the audience conversations become hushed. “This is King George III… the show will begin momentarily.” The lights begin to dim. The hush turns to silence. The whole room seems to be thrumming with anticipation. Bum badada bum bum bum. At…
There are characteristics of God in each of us. We all worship. We may not worship God, but we worship something. We desire a purpose. The purpose may elude us or dishonor our creator, but the desire is there. We all bear the Imago Dei. We were made in his image, and we reflect it…
What do you do with the messes of your life? Do you hide them? When your past pops up, do you push it down and away from your conscious mind? Do you think it’s easier to pretend certain things never happened? When we encounter the messes of life, the temptation is to isolate, to go…