Learning to Love, Part 4 “Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at …
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Lessons in Love, Part 1 I thought I was pretty good at loving people. I care about injustice. I strive for equality. I love my family and my husband. I serve in the prison. I care for the kids at …
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Recent events have overwhelmed me. In my quiet times, I’ve been dancing up to Jesus, meditating on his Word, and yet shying away from intimate contact. When he touches my heart I run away. Today I recognized this, and I …
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Sometimes the transitions of life are difficult because they’re tragic or we’re caught off guard. Sudden and unexpected deaths or events fill this category: Heart attacks. Aneurysms. Birth of a child with serious health challenges. Cancer diagnoses. House fires. Premature …
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This day reminds us of the unrest in the world, of terrors that can strike unexpectedly, and of all that can be lost in a moment. The world is a dangerous place. War and senseless violence are increasingly commonplace. But …
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On this Labor Day holiday, you might expect me to write about the triumph of work over chaos, the straining effort of humankind to eke out a living from the wilds, and the benefits of labor to humanity. But my focus …
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The Empty Nest, Part 2 Not long ago that was me in the photo, young, long hair flying in the breeze. But time flies! Now it’s our youngest daughter. Just yesterday it seems our house was full of children, gathered …
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Romans 8:28 is really true. It isn’t simply a theological statement we utter then return to our handwringing and worrying. It is true. To the degree that we ACT as if we believe it, we can measure our faith. It …
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Part 3 of a Three-Part series on Chronic Illness My autoimmune disease is stripping me of airs, graces, and hubris. I used to feel professional, strong, and efficient. But now, no matter my outer appearance, I feel flattened by unrelenting …
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Part 2 of a Three-Part series on Chronic Illness A couple of years ago I was an overcommitted workaholic, and I was destroying myself emotionally with constant, condemnatory self-talk. Then I got really sick. Since contracting Epstein Barr two years …
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