The fire alarm rang like a siren in my apartment complex early Saturday morning, and I seriously considered staying in bed. But what if this was the one time there really was a fire? I knew I’d regret it. Before heading out the door, I looked around my apartment. The sirens droned on and on….
I’ve heard people talk about “getting back to normal” so many times in the past few months. It’s what we’re supposed to do after something difficult or tragic or out of the ordinary. We’re supposed to move on from the challenging time and live like it never happened. But I’m not sure what “normal” even…
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. (Psalm 139:23–24 NLT) My goal for the winter is to clean out the basement. In this house, our mutual pack-rat-ish tendencies have produced a lower…
My family left the hustle and bustle of American civilization in 2010. We didn’t move back to the States until 2014. When we left for the Middle East, I owned a Razr flip phone. (Smartphones weren’t yet a required appendage.) It was incredibly eerie when we stepped back on American soil in 2014. Everyone had…