If we show children the level path, they’ll have what they need for the climb
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” ~ Proverbs 22:6 I think something may be getting lost in the translation, here. Everywhere I look, I see parents starting their children off, holding their hand, walking with them, lugging their backpacks, bringing […]
Navigation by Feel
At MIT they’re experimenting with touch. That is, GPS guidance for your driving experience by vibration through sensors attached to your skin. Skip the visual and auditory distractions, a tickle tells you to turn right or left. That’s cool! And, they suggest, a possible option for the vision or hearing-impaired. Touch sensation is an unsung hero […]
Golfers…is it hazard, boundary or OB?
Some games have foul lines. On or inside, the ball is in play. (baseball) Some games have touch lines. On or inside, the ball is live. (soccer) The ruling is made by an official with regard to the ball and not the player. Unless you’re playing pick up ball, where the loudest and most authoritative […]
I see you
I feel like a Mother Confessor. From my vantage point overlooking the trail of people sauntering up the hill to the the stop sign where Castlevine Court meets Richland Lane. They wave and, without prodding, offer their confession: “This is my cool down; I ran four miles,” says the Mom who competed in the Tough Mudder […]
God looks for us where He’ll find us
Lots of people tell me God is pursuing me. He’s after me. He wants me. He’ll find me. This presumes that I am running away. I am not running away. I am doing what comes naturally. I hang out in places that I like to be. Places that welcome me, feed me, comfort me. God […]
Run the lake but walk the bridges
I’ve just returned from time away at a place that is full of beauty. I’ve been there before, but it was not full of last year’s beauty. It was newly lovely. In fact, daily lovely. Each day, it was filled with a new beautiful. A new personality. It felt effortless to run around this lake. […]
Motion activated
How can you prepare to be surprised by God? My way, truthfully, is to pack every possible option. To bring every book I might need, every piece of equipment I might demonstrate, and more. I prepare and work out the details, sketching and outlining and scratching in more notes in the margin. I prepare out […]
A give-away a day
What’s left? After you’re gone, after you leave, after you go home…everything you gave away during the time you were there. If you stunk, the stench stays behind. But if you were gracious, it’s the fragrance that remains. We gathered to remember our friend Callista who died much too young and shared stories and lore […]
The baton between believe and act
Do I believe myself when I say, “I believe God put me up to this?”
Love: A communal project
“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a model is worth a thousand pictures.” What an interesting image that presents for me, a writer, who seeks to paint pictures with her words and a scientist, who seeks to put everything together as a working model. The man who shared this with me, it […]