Have we become like the virus and replicate only art that is related to COVID-19? A series of weird thoughts emerge as I navigate my way through life with the novel coronavirus. How has art been impacted by the pandemic? Is there any room left for reminiscing about what it was like before the world…
I’m working on reading through the Bible. Front to back, slowly but surely. To be certain, going through it this way has been different, but, this approach also means I am getting to experience God’s Word in ways I never have before. One of my favorite parts of reading the books “in order” is that…
You welcomed her into this world with parties and presents. You held her close and gave her everything she needed. Now she’s approaching adolescence, and it’s time to do it again, dear mama. You are the one who has the privilege of welcoming your daughter into womanhood. It’s time to hold her close once again…
September marks, for me, a shift towards settling in as fall and then winter encroach and the world outside begins to close in for a long winter’s rest. As the weather cools, our own routines shift from open-ended vacation days to rhythmic school and work. I love this change in seasons, this annual shift in…
In 2015, with no say in the matter, I left the battleground of my husband’s terminal illness and entered the wilderness of widowhood. After thirty years as a wife, this new country felt disorienting and dangerous in nearly every way. My instinct was to hide. Stay safe. Take no chances. The problem with that plan?…
I recently attended a benefit dinner for a local Bible camp. The missions committee at my church bought a table and invited my husband and me to take two of the seats. I wore the dress I had worn to my brother’s wedding, chandelier earrings, and very uncomfortable shoes. I entered the dining room on…