a sign, a story and a stay-at-home time
I guess you could call it a sign of the times. It all started with sidewalk chalk, well actually not. But that was the idea we had. Hopscotch and curlicues drawn along the sidewalk, encouraging passersby to kick up their heels and play. But this wasn’t what was in the package when our order arrived. […]
Suddenly gone: a season of loss without losing
Something was taken without your permission. Stolen while you weren’t looking. Nipped in the bud. Just as it was blooming, coming together, looking up, coming to fruition. So much hope. So much potential. So much. Without asking, they shut down your season, closed your show, before you even had a chance to take the stage. […]
Our Tower of Babble
We are in a babbling time, even a blabbering time. So much assaults our ears, our minds, our tendencies. There is so much to get our hackles up over, to take sides on, to gossip about and share with our friends. Enough already. This mobile device I have in my pocket has its uses, but […]
Out of the Dust There is Life
When my girls were small, I had magical healing powers. I could kiss a scrape or bandage a cut and presto! It would be “all better.” They would smile and go back to playing. Today, these girls are young women, and I no longer have that power. They spend their days working hard in places […]
Our Senses Know What is Sacred
Ah, fresh baked bread. Remember the smell of that kitchen? The rounded loaves, crisp and golden. Two handfuls torn open to the white, fluffy softness that melted the butter instantly. Mouth watering goodness. Ooh, crystal glasses of deep red bounty set before each place. Remember that first sip? Tangy tartness or oaken boldness, swirled from lip […]
Diversity doesn’t diminish, it stabilizes
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” ~ […]
Why Would Anyone Write a Book?
Grandfather wrote his own Preface, so let’s begin there. “The spectacle of sermons in print has been compared to a visit to a mortuary for the purpose of viewing a departed friend. What we cherished — the smile, the personality, even the mannerisms are all gone, leaving only the cold and lifeless remains.” Ah, preaching […]
Dear Keurig
You are so convenient. I can get what I want immediately. Power. Poke. Press. Presto! I have my solo cup of java and toss the evidence. Next customer. But what of the sound of grinding? smell of brewing? delightful waiting that stirs the taste buds as I watch the beverage climb its way up my […]
One Table, Many Chairs
Something special happens when we insist on one table with everyone around it. Oh, we may not like everyone there. We may not have seen them in years. We may not even recognize them. But, when the first rule of gathering is that everyone gets a seat at the table, the dynamic changes. It seems […]
“Allow God to be …
“Allow God to be as creative and original with other people as He is being with you.” ~ Oswald Chambers