I felt like I had cleaned it about 100 times—in one week. Yet once again, the toilet needed a good scrubbing. With my hazmat suit safely on (think sweat pants and an old T-shirt), I waded into the mess. I won’t lie to you and say I sang happy songs of the joys of bathroom…
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” –Anne of Green Gables I love October. It’s the month when the leaves start to turn and the morning air finally feels crisp here in Northern California. It’s the time of year when I start to bake cinnamony apples in the oven and…
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9 NIV) About thirteen years ago, I attended a church service wherein my pastor mentioned a man named George Mueller. He talked about…
Foursquare was the game to play at recess at my elementary school. Four squares of sidewalk in a box shape and a red rubber ball were all we needed for a rousing game. When the ball landed on the line or there was uncertainty whether it was in or out, we would argue for a…
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…
If I’m honest, there’s so much about this time in which we live that I do not want. I do not want to live in a time when selfishness overrides our love for others, when global pandemics rearrange our lives, or with unlimited, unfettered technology that impacts every square inch of the way we live….