A soul that walks on water leaves no footprints, but will make waves."
Before we said “I do.”
Before we marched into that crowd of friendly faces and promised every freckle and scar to each other’s care.
Before the rehearsal dinner.
Before the invitations were sent.
Before I said yes.
Before the ring sparkled from the…
I took my “Do Not Disturb” sign down for the summer and my quiet has officially been “Disturbed”.
This week is VBS and the boys and I are all four committed to being at the church every morning. Add that to the regular activities of summer, like l…
Sunday our congregation sang Holy, Holy, Holy. One of the classics. The first song in the Baptist Hymnal, number 5 in the Mennonite Hymnal (The red one, it’s number 120 in the blue one)…
Maybe I do know a little too much about hymnals.
…and…
“Brace yourself!”
“You may want to sit down for this.”
“Heads UP!”
“Do you want the good news, or the bad news?”
These are all statements made before something impacts. Whether it’s physical or emotional, we’ve all experienced one form of i…
I don’t know that I can tell this story well, but I’m going to try. It seems that I should. It’s not one story, it may be many. I know that it encompasses at least two within it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are many stories that rise up, mor…
Coming to the end of a cup and finding coffee grounds…don’t keep drinking.
much like coming to the end of a conversation and finding nothing but opinion at the bottom…don’t keep talking.
There was a silence that left my stomach in a bit of a knot after hearing those words come out of my four year old yesterday.
I recognize and appeal to you his very “four-year-old-ness” and exempt him from a life destined for sin and shame. I know…
“When is that ever appropriate?”
That question rolled through my head as the receptionist at the doctor’s office held out a blow pop in front of me as an optional treat for my child. I shook my head and told her we were just about to get some lunch.…
2011 is passing into history and we are enjoying the sunshine.
Having just arrived home last night from a great trip to Florida, in which we celebrated birthdays, Christmas and family, I am contentedly tired. I peacefully slept in my own bed last…
This is the letter I would have put in our Christmas cards this year. I thought I’d save a couple trees, but not all of them. I still sent some cards (I bought a pack of 50…if you didn’t get one it’s because I have too many cousins), I just didn’t pr…