“Well, I guess it’s my turn,” she said, referring to her brand-new cancer diagnosis. Although the cancer was, of course, unwelcome, it was as if she had been expecting it. Like it was a hopeless inevitability. Will “my turn” for cancer come? Which of my loved ones will die next? What pain or disappointment will…
I sat staring at my computer screen one day as it spun and spun, trying to open files and internet browsers. After a couple of crashes, I ran some cleanup tools, and then I was able to start working. But those extra issues turned a one-hour project into a more than four-hour project. I had…
We recently spent a night in an airport in Bogota, Colombia, on our way to see family. Since we were standby passengers and the local pilots were on strike, we weren’t alone, but it still was a long night. My husband gallantly guarded our baggage by attempting to sleep with his feet up on the…
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…
It’s a new year, and I’ve just passed a milestone—my fortieth birthday. I’ve made thirty or so resolutions for myself in years past. As early as about ten years old, I was setting a resolution to keep my grades up in school. But as you grow older, your resolutions get more serious. I think making…
“On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.” ~Psalm 138:3 ESV Lord, I’m desperate for direction. Should I return to work or stay home a little longer? Closing my prayer journal, I picked up my phone and tapped the email icon in hopes of finding the answer to my…