A few weeks ago, my family of seven was struggling under the weight of being quarantined. Everyone seemed restless and tired of being home. At dinner, I tried to shake things up a bit and suggested we play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose. Everyone was excited. Our round table was perfect for this type…
I’ve never woken up and thought to myself, Hey, today seems like a great day to run a marathon. In fact, marathon running has never been my first thought in the morning. It never crossed my mind until recently, when I caught up with an old friend who had trained for one during winter in…
Jesus has just fed over 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. He sends his disciples in a boat to the other side of the lake while he goes into the mountains to pray (Matt. 14:22-33). By evening, Jesus is alone on land, and the boat is a long way off. John’s…
We ate steak at the fanciest place in town, me and my sister, our husbands, and our parents. Around the table, we joined Mom’s reminiscing. We retold our favorite stories of family vacations and holidays. We revealed some silly childhood secrets. And we listened to Mom’s stories from fifty years she and Dad spent together….
COVID-19 has to be one of the strangest experiences I have ever lived through. In a country whose guiding principles are liberty, independence, and freedom, we are all under some state of restriction. Now, granted, most of us are sheltering in place voluntarily. We value the experts, the information, and guidance we have been given,…
I have some very close friends who live far away. I hate the distance between us and how a coffee or a walk is generally impossible. However, I am thankful for technology and how we can meet every couple of weeks via video to catch up and do a biblical book study. During our most…