When God Sends You Home
Almost a year ago I sat around my best friend’s kitchen table with my closest friends and the book Restless by Jennie Allen. We were discussing what […]
This Guy!
I am so lucky. I married the right man for me. I never watch a chick flick with envy for the leading man, because my […]
Living Passionately With Boundaries
In Father of The Bride (1991), George Banks (played by Steve Martin) is talking with his daughter’s ex-fiancé following a dramatic break-up scene. George is trying to […]
Parenting the Approximation
As I read the email sent home from school, I immediately had that, “What now?” reaction. When you have a child who was born living […]
Taking My Breath Away
The call came: an accident. Frantic calls and a harried journey home. The shock of this new reality hit me so hard I couldn’t breath. […]
What Does a Calling Look Like?
It’s been years. I can’t say for sure, but I suspect the first time I felt this sense that God had something different for me, […]
On Death and Dying- Hospice and Heaven
My mother is dying, words I still find hard to believe. I’ve known this for over a year now, but the reality of these words […]
New Year’s Eve Tradition
I have been writing a New Year’s Eve reflection for several year’s now. Typically I write it in the evening, but our friends are making […]
To My Son on His 30th Birthday
December 16, 2014 To My Son on His 30th Birthday, I do not remember what happened on the day you were born. I never held your […]
Would You Like to Dance?
Lord, I’m done with the wrestling. I’m done with the striving. I’m done with the always looking towards more. I just want to be with […]