Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. (Ps. 81:1-3 ESV) When I think about listening to God’s commands, I typically think…
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” ~Billy Graham On my personal health journey over the years, a big part of my angst as a Christ-follower was the thought that if I was godly enough, I wouldn’t be struggling so much…
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” (Eph. 4:32 ESV) Loaded down with a megaphone, a first-aid bag, and a heavy heart, I trudged around the playground. Recess duty was never one of my favorite tasks, and on that particular day, the job felt especially burdensome. After…
One of the nerdy things my husband and I have done throughout most of our marriage is watch Jeopardy at night before we go to bed. Alex Trebek’s passing was like someone we knew leaving our home. It felt closer than many other celebrity passings. One of the last things Alex said publicly was, “We’re…
One opportunity virtual school has created for my teenage sons is the ability to step outside of “class” and walk into my home office to ask a question or share whatever thought crosses their mind. It doesn’t happen often, but the questions my sons wrestle with these days aren’t lighthearted. They wonder why some people…
When we’d driven just about as far as the blacktop would take us, we found ourselves at what felt like the edge of the world. Surrounded by blue sky and dunes of waving beach grass, the Cape Cod National Seashore stretched before us. The Race Point Lighthouse stood tall as gulls circled overhead, their sharp…