Bible, Holidays

Spring Clean: Devotions for Lent Book Launch (with FREE Giveaway to My First 25 Responders)!

In which my new book, Spring Clean: Devotions for Lent, goes live...and there's a FREE journal giveaway for my first 25 responders!

Holidays

Fireworks in the Rain

In which I celebrate my beloved uncle's WELL deserved retirement this year by excerpting his chapter from my book. (Don't say anything, though; he will hate the extra attention.)

Bible, Do Justice, Holidays, Pop Culture

Deep & Wide: Luke 2:8-14

This one's for the children.

Do Justice, Holidays, Mental Health

When Pumpkin Spice Attacks

In which I commit attempted (wo)manslaughter, host and prepare the most delicious failure of my life, and learn that sharing is only caring when it's generously pre-seasoned with consideration and concern.

Do Justice

pledges, prayers, and promises

My family has an unparalleled gift of gab. I'm sure other families feel this way too, and I imagine one or two of them might be able to keep up with us for a few stretches at a time.  But let's just say that if conversation were an Olympic sport, the IOC would have to… Continue reading pledges, prayers, and promises

Holidays

plants

2015 is now three weeks old, and the best gift I've received so far is plants. Not real plants, mind you, as in flower boxes or a house cactus, but just the word itself. My family did an exercise this holiday wherein we each chose a word - any word that was on our hearts… Continue reading plants

Holidays

the kingdom for a cookie

The most beautiful Christmas tree I ever saw was a discard on its way to the dump. It had been a lean Christmas for us, and in the absence of funding for elaborate decorations, my mother built a simple faux fireplace on the main wall of our living room. The mantle allowed just enough room… Continue reading the kingdom for a cookie

Holidays, Mental Health

much and more: a tale of four apple seeds

Four little apple seeds.  That's how it all started. Four tiny little apple seeds have dominated - nay, wrecked my household over the past two weeks. Because of four little apple seeds, I have lost approximately fifty hours that I had earmarked for other purposes.  Instead of getting my hair cut, reorganizing my bedroom, and… Continue reading much and more: a tale of four apple seeds