Rest from gleaning
In 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...
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Oct 19, 2020
Disagree to Disagree
I don’t get to read as much purely entertaining fiction as I’d like. They’re like dessert for me, so I don’t ingest them as much as the...
Aug 31, 2020
Farther along
During recent storms (or threats of storms), I found myself looking at the weather app on my phone several times a day. Knowing that my...
Aug 3, 2020
Rivals
Like many sports-loving, competitive 9-year olds, my son Ezra loves to talk about rivals. While watching a football or basketball or...
Jun 29, 2020
On the lookout for angels
Since the task of feeding our family of 6 falls to me, I spend a lot of time in grocery stores. For the most part, I’m a Kroger girl and...
Feb 24, 2020
Have mercy!
Last week, I went into a store and left with a really interesting life lesson. The woman who worked there and I were discussing the...
Dec 16, 2019
Be the gift
How did I end up sitting on this metal bench next to a Customer Service desk? I just wanted two $25 gift cards, but instead the cashier...
Nov 18, 2019
Famous
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minnie_Pearl_1965.JPG When I was 7 or 8 years old, my sisters and I were in Davis-Kidd Bookstore...
Feb 11, 2018
Same Species
I have found that the best way to get to know my kindergarten son’s friends and classmates is by making a weekly visit to eat lunch with...
Aug 16, 2017
In the absence of hate
I feel sick. The constant news cycle. The pictures and videos. The soundbites. The unequivocal, unapologetic, urgent call for hatred of...
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