I am sitting in preop as my son prepares to undergo general anesthesia for the second time in his short life. It is yet another instance when I have to entrust my child’s well-being to others. Do I know anything about which anesthesia to use? No. Do I know anything about operating a laser? No….
Most of us, especially those of us not brought up with faith, experience a pivotal moment where the illusion of control is stripped from us. And it is in that moment that we need to decide if there is a good God that is actually in control or if it is all random chaos and…
We recently adopted a four-month-old Bernedoodle named Khana. She is the sweetest ball of fluff, and her presence has brought a lot of joy to our family. Even though she had little human interaction before joining our family, bonding and training has been a smooth process. That is, except for crate training. For the first…
Last week, I resigned from my job of fourteen years. It was a shock to all but the handful of people who have been privy to my dream of a smaller life, a more flexible life, a less busy life a not-8-to-5-Monday-through-Friday life. It’s a dream I’ve harbored for over a decade. Deep down, I…
They asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. (Mark 16:3-4 NIV) In Mark 16, Mary and Mary followed the customs of their culture. Their hearts were set on God…
When I was fifteen years old, I received a rather unconventional—not to mention memorable—driving lesson from my mom. That winter, we’d had a stretch of bad weather, and everything was covered in snow and ice. But after the main roads were cleared, Mom drove me up to our local high school parking lot. Because I…