One of my favorite hymns is a Shaker melody called Simple Gifts. The day Birdie learned it on violin was an especially sweet one for me;…
In Season
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Things You Don’t Know About (Some) Moms of Large Families
Stereotypes. Every niche has one. The Working Mom. The Homeschooling Mom. The Sports Dad. The Social Justice Warrior. The Pastor’s Wife. We all fit under…
Who Will Go Next?
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. —Jim Elliot I’ve been surprised by the ongoing dialogue regarding John…
Sparkle
Some people have… something. I don’t know how to describe it, really. It’s a happy bubble. A little shine inside that spills out. A sparkle.
A Day’s Work
Earlier this fall, Mondays were my crazy-making day. They were the days I felt least productive, the most stretched, and the hardest pressed to home…
Thanksgiving
It’s 6:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning. I’ve got a 23 lb. turkey stuffed to the gills with celery tops, apples, onions, carrots and parsley roasting, and…
The How
The Lord has been leading me, gently, on to a deeper place of remembering over the course of these last few weeks. After a summer…
Autumn
Growing up, I probably would have been voted Least Likely to Have a Kid Play Strings. Some of the highlights of my childhood include attending…
When Advice Isn’t What’s Needed
Just the other day, Mathaus emailed me regarding a book he’d purchased for the second half of a college course he’s taking. He bought it…