On summer evenings, we love to have friends over for dinner in the backyard. While the kids roast marshmallows and play basketball, we linger under the string lights at the outdoor table long after the meal is over. It’s actually as idyllic as it sounds, at least until someone gets stabbed with a marshmallow stick….
In my family, I’m definitely the odd one out. While I studied languages and business in college, my siblings studied biological sciences. Between the three of them, they have researched diseases, treated athletic injuries, and assisted with numerous surgeries. On the other hand, I get queasy just at the thought of blood. (I’ve kindly asked…
“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” (Eph. 1:13-14 ESV) I grew up in the age…
Praise to the Lord the Almighty, the King of creation! Oh, my soul, praise Him for He is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear now to His temple draw near. Join me in glad adoration. ~Excerpt from Praise to the Lord, hymn by Joachim Neander This hymn has long been a favorite of…
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know…
One bright Saturday morning, at the dawn of summer, I got up for work. I donned my signature outfit—black skirt and blouse, bright turquoise necklaces, sparkly sandals—and piled my brown curly hair atop my head in a messy updo. For the finishing touch, I applied mauve lipstick and glittery brown eye shadow and beamed at…