“12 new chapters, 365 new chances.” ~Unknown Have you ever read a really good book that you just didn’t want to end? One where you get so attached to the characters you don’t know how you will continue living without knowing what will happen next in their lives? Yeah. Me too. Conversely, have you ever…
The holidays can be lonely. If family is far away–and sometimes even if they’re nearby–the whole season can loom like a spectre, inducing feelings of overwhelm. If you’re experiencing any kind of loss, separation, financial strain, or personal stress, all the preparing and shopping and cooking and traditions can easily lose their shimmer, lose their joy….
Every Tuesday afternoon as we finish the mid-afternoon prayer, Dave invites everyone within hearing range to gather for afternoon Bible study at the twenty-foot table in the center of the room. “It is a very exclusive table,” he says each time. “Only sinners allowed!” The Lamb Center, a day shelter for homeless and poor individuals,…
Do you ever get the feeling something bad is about to happen? In my younger years, I loved to watch horror films. Something about the anticipation of disaster thrilled me. The innocent girl walking down the steps into a dimly lit basement. The fateful decision to enter the creepy woods while a killer is on…
“Do you, Seth, promise to love Kelly, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?” “I do,” said my husband with a gleam in his eye. When the minister declared us husband and wife, he swept me into his arms and kissed me. When I look at our wedding photos, I see…
“Broken crayons still color.” ~Trent Shelton I read the above quote to my dad, and he said, “When I think of broken crayons, I think of a moment in kindergarten when I asked a boy if he would share his crayons with me. Instead of taking turns using different crayons, he took the one in…