My dad was a career army officer - a good imperfect man. He taught me endurance, patience, hope, hard work, "righty-tighty, lefty-loose...
All morning, I have had a singular song playing in my head, "Amen". It's an old American spiritual that was featured in the mo...
Recently, I read a book by Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts, of her walk through gratitude towards joy. She is a lyrical writer, well r...
Last night, I pulled into my apartment complex, unloaded the Vibe, thanked my neighbor for keeping an eye on the one-eyed cat, and fell into bed - not...
"The devil is in the details" "God is in the details." Which is it? I think about this sort of stuff a lot -...
Christmas comes in a few hours. The tree is lit and sparkling. Our stockings are draped across the armchair. The kids are on the...
Fleeting. Swift. Vapor. It is good to be reminded of the changing seasons the meetings and partings the tininess of breath...
Yesterday, in a moment of rebellion and boredom, I updated our traditional tiny Nativity scene...with Legos. I had been digging into a c...
*"What am I gonna be when I grow up? How am I gonna make my mark in history?" If we've been friends for more than a minute, than yo...
Life is full of sweet surpises Everda's a gift The sun comes up and i can feel it lift m spirit Fills me up with laughter...
