Watching a baby master new skills is one of the greatest joys of parenthood. Their first rollovers elicit cheers, and we reward them with kisses when they clumsily crawl toward a favorite toy. For weeks we coach them to take that first step, and then we celebrate as if our little ones scored the winning…
This past winter I traveled to my childhood home in the northern woods of Wisconsin. My soul hungers for the inky dark nights and the quiet forests, and when I’m there in winter, I spend a lot of time staring out the windows at the trees and the snow. The temperatures hung below zero during…
One encouraging comment holds the power to change our perspective. An aptly spoken word can lift our head and lighten our load. I recently experienced that power of encouragement, involving shoes. But the truth penetrates much deeper than thoughts on footwear. With my size-eleven feet, shoe shopping is not my favorite thing to do, but…