I’m a worship leader by trade, and for the past year or so, music has been hard for me. I know this probably seems strange coming from someone whose career is fully entrenched in music, but at some point, it simply stopped bringing me joy and started to feel like work. This medium from which…
Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! (Proverbs 14:23 NLT) The daffodils are up in my yard, and I’m in full “I love spring” mode. Well aware that snow in April is always a potential dark horse around here, I appreciate every flower, bud, and branch I can smell and carry into the house—especially…
I am not a farmer. The total breadth of my farming knowledge comes from two experiences: growing up next to farms in the Midwest and visiting my grandparents. As a child, I knew we were approaching my grandparents’ house when lush, white cotton fields sprawled on either side of the road as far as the…
I have watched the sunrise from the top of Sarangkot in Nepal, and I’ve scaled Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. I’ve topped Bob’s Peak in Queenstown, New Zealand, and I’ve reached a high point of Machu Picchu. I’ve been as close to the top of Mont Blanc in France as I could get, and I’ve…
My husband and I once knew a couple who always introduced themselves as having been married for x number of years, but together for y number of years. It struck me as odd. I mean, surely everyone has dated for some space of time prior to getting married. Why did they see the need to…
Why do we cling to this life as though it’s all there is? Why do we despair when we hear of a loved one diagnosed with a terminal illness? Why are we afraid of death when our greatest treasure lies on the other side? [Tweet “Why are we afraid of death when our greatest treasure…