With three children ages five and under, I’ve mandated a one-hour quiet time—also known as nap time —every day from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. That time is sacred. It’s my time. I don’t answer my phone. If somebody comes knocking at my door, I answer with a scowl and an angry whisper (as intimidating as…
“So how have you been?” This is usually the first question Heather asks as we begin what will, most likely, be a ninety-minute phone conversation. Most of our nine-year friendship has been built during phone conversations. We started out living in the same state, just forty-five minutes away from each other. We got together often,…
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” (Psalm 103:2 ESV) In nearly every relationship and association with another, human beings deal with benefits, at least subconsciously. We consider getting them, losing them—even offering them and sometimes forgoing them. We rarely truly forget them, and we most often choose to trust in…
A couple of years ago, our lawnmower broke just as the neighborhood deer began to foal. Over the next couple of weeks, we found four beautiful, tiny fawns hidden in the tall grass of our Texas hill country front yard. Initially, we were shocked to discover newborn babies seemingly abandoned, but we soon learned that…
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” (1 John 4:7 ESV) Did you scan the headlines today? A quick check was enough for me to be confronted with sexual harassment cases, wildfires in California, unrest in the Middle East, debate over the…
I wish I could pick you up and take you out for coffee (well, I’d have chai) so we could talk face-to-face. I don’t know what singleness looks like for you. Has it been a long season or a short one? Are you widowed or divorced or never married? Regardless of your story, I’m guessing…