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 …
Continue Reading →The manuscript is back from my editor! I’m so excited! Now is my opportunity to put the final polish on Fallen after the fine-toothed combing of my content editor Joe Coccaro. A good editor like Joe helps a writer to …
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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 …
Continue Reading →Today this post appears at Seriously Write: When my house was full of young children, I attempted to draft my first novel. After only one chapter, I realized I couldn’t write fiction and homeschool a houseful of children simultaneously. Keep …
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The Empty Nest, Part 4 When our youngest son was a Senior in high school and our youngest daughter in eighth grade, it occurred to me that my gig as a full-time mother and home educator was almost complete. Retirement …
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The Empty Nest, Part 3 My adult daughter and I sat on the bed with her childhood journals spread across the coverlet. She began journaling at age six when we moved into this house. Starting with the darling misspelled missives …
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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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