In Matthew 11:28 (NIV), Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” When I’m in the midst of weariness and burden, Christ offers me rest. When I’m tired and weak from emotion and heartache, I can find intermission. I turn, and there he is, arms…
My friend Amy moved to the United States from Vietnam last August. Bright, curious, and eager to improve her command of the English language, she finds me a willing conversation partner. Although I often speak too fast and use too many words, she’s not afraid to ask me to “say again slower, please.” Because I’m…
The past year has been a difficult one, full of challenges much like the decade before it. I sometimes feel like a battered ship struggling to stay afloat in an unrelenting storm. And last fall, the seemingly endless stress of balancing marriage, motherhood, and caregiving—while trying to “keep it all together” and hide my depression…
You’re sipping your morning coffee reverently when the phone rings. It’s your mother-in-law calling to say she’s coming for a weeklong visit–tomorrow. You continue to hold the phone to your ear, but her words stop registering as you look around your house. The dust has built up on the baseboards. Papers lie in stacks on…
My son never fails to enjoy the walk from the car to our front door. He starts with the little anthill in the crack of the driveway, watching the worker ants carry fine grains of dirt to their home. He runs after our cat with his arm outstretched and curious, seeking the softness of her…
I don’t know about you, but The Question of How to Spend My Time is pressing on me as the calendar turns to 2018. As I strive to juggle more-than-full-time work, a ministry, the needs of my family, and a desire to maintain good self-care habits, spare time is like snow in Memphis: rare. The…