3 days agoPushing the buttonsBefore our schedules became too busy for family trips in the summertime, we used to take an annual trip to a high-rise condo at the...
Jan 23Telling storiesWhen our kids were little, one of their frequent requests was: “Daddy, tell us a story about a time you got hurt.” That may sound strange...
Dec 30, 2022Leap of faithI’m not much of a daredevil. I’ll ride a few roller coasters in the summer and maybe glide on a sled once a year if we get enough snow,...
Dec 10, 2022Is this it?When my husband was in kindergarten, his class took a field trip to The Cross-Eyed Cricket, a catfish farm 20 or so minutes from his...
Nov 28, 2022Longing for DawnMy older son was a horrible sleeper for his entire first year. He was remarkably pleasant when he was awake during the day, basically...
Nov 6, 2022Contrary ContronymsWhen I was growing up, one of my favorite fictional characters was a ditzy maid with a genuine knack for baking named Amelia Bedelia. She...
Oct 31, 2022Remembering why I'm hereTell me if this sounds familiar: you buy a ticket for a movie, sit down in the theater, watch a bunch of commercials, followed by a slew...
Oct 18, 2022Fan of the GameWhen my husband Brent and I were still living in Memphis, from time to time we enjoyed shelling out $5 to attend a Red Birds baseball...
Sep 20, 2022Spiritual AmnesiaGrowing up mostly in the 1980’s, I will admit that I watched a lot of television. And once we eventually got cable, my sisters and I...
Sep 13, 2022Book ItI love to read. In fact, falling headlong into a fascinating page-turner is one of my favorite things to do—summertime or wintertime,...
Aug 23, 2022Kinsman RedeemerAfter a couple of months of harvesting grain along with the servants of Boaz, Naomi gets to thinking about her dear daughter-in-law Ruth....
Aug 16, 2022Rest from gleaningIn the second chapter of the Book of Ruth, we see the two widows, Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, after they’ve traveled from Moab to...
Aug 9, 2022CrossroadsCenturies after the trumpet sound had finished echoing off the stones which used to be the walls of Jericho and centuries before King...
Jul 18, 2022Vast Triangled HeartWhen I come into the kitchen in the morning before our kids are up and going, I can almost always count on finding an assortment of water...
Jun 27, 2022Poison ivySo it all started with a dead pine tree. Our yard is bordered by these giant conifers, and one of them up and died. We had a couple of...
Jun 26, 2022Lost carWhen our older son Knox was around 4-years old, he was given my husband’s vast collection of Matchbox cars. Included in the throng were...
Jun 13, 2022HikingWhen we get a chance to get away, my husband Brent and I enjoy finding new places to hike. Considering that he was born near the Great...
May 18, 2022Tell Someone DayOther than your regular holidays—ones like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Arbor Day—there are some pretty crazy celebrations that...
May 9, 2022Washing windowsA few weeks ago I washed the inside and outside of most of the windows in our house. This is worth mentioning because I often feel like I...
Apr 18, 2022Canopy bedI always wanted a canopy bed, a canopy bed with a frilly dust ruffle and tons of fabric draping over me as I dreamed perfect, happy...
Apr 3, 2022Happy treesOn a cold evening, a few weeks ago, I turned on the television and was pleasantly surprised to find there’s a whole channel devoted to...
Mar 19, 2022It has a nameWhen I was in high school, our drama group put on the play The Miracle Worker. As was the case for most productions, I was a backstage...
Mar 19, 2022Like a childI work at a preschool a couple of days a week. I know that these kids ranging from one to five-years old will eventually grow up to be...
Feb 14, 2022DeliveranceWe got a taxi to the hospital and after what felt like forever—if you’ve spent time in the waiting room with a sick loved one you know...
