I’ll let you in on the sweet old truths, Stories we heard from our fathers, counsel we learned at our mother’s knee. We’re not keeping this to ourselves, we’re passing it along to the next generation— God’s fame and fortune, the marvelous things God has done. (Psalm 78:2-4 MSG) It will soon be May, the…
About five years ago, I had a miscarriage at eleven weeks of pregnancy. The whole ordeal was terrible. Even though I knew it was coming, I was totally unprepared for the actual experience. I was a complete mess. My husband took such good care of me and our kids during the actual miscarriage. Then, after…
In the very beginning of his Gospel, John writes: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life…
We often power through the holidays versus truly experiencing them. There is so much extra that goes on in December between parties, gifts, traditions, additional activities at church and kid activities. I have a particularly challenging combination on my hands. I love traditions, and I also like crafty things. I have to be really careful…
“A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;” (Eccl. 3:6 ESV). I serve in youth ministry at our church, and this summer, we went through the book of Acts, tackling a chapter or two each week. Something I love happened one week: a Scripture…
“Breath is the percussion of language.” The tall, willowy yoga instructor said this to the class in a lilt that hinted at her formal actor’s training and enviable diaphragmatic control. At my age, with quadriceps straining to sustain my squatted “goddess” pose, I was just happy to control my bladder. The morning class was the…