“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.” (Psalm 62:5 ESV) We didn’t immediately notice the blinking clocks. The lights never flickered as the switches lay in the off position in the daylight. The silence was the first clue we had lost power. The hum of electronics and…
My friend Amy moved to the United States from Vietnam last August. Bright, curious, and eager to improve her command of the English language, she finds me a willing conversation partner. Although I often speak too fast and use too many words, she’s not afraid to ask me to “say again slower, please.” Because I’m…
A few weeks ago, the audio system in our old minivan died a sudden and unexpected death. No matter how many fuses we replaced, we were unable to resurrect the speakers, the CD player, or the AM/FM stations. As a huge fan of road-trip karaoke and stoplight dance parties, I was in mourning. Trips anywhere seemed…
In the laundry room cabinet of my childhood home, we had a red Webster’s dictionary and a set of brown encyclopedias with gold foil lettering on each spine. When I wanted to know something, I opened the cabinet, plopped down on the floor, and pulled out a book to help me find the answer. When…
When I was eight years old, I had a massive infection called Clostridium septicemia. Doctors had to amputate my left leg and hip (hip disarticulation) in order to save my life. From that day forward I used my one leg as two. All of the jumping, skipping, and hopping around over the years has caused…