From the moment I spotted it among the various kinds of fruit trees at the most reputable Plant Farm around, it enraptured me. I am not sure what it was? Maybe because the apples it promised to bare were actually four different colors, makes, and kinds. And that concept blew my mind. That one trunk could […]
Why Marriage Is Worth It
All four kids are gone. It seems stranger. We could run errands, do house chores, which is what we usually do when space allows… But today, instead of circling our marriage around what has to be done, he takes me on a drive… Across the bridge, to the island, out on the kayaks we took our […]
What A Man Named Nehemiah Teaches Us About Faith
Every now and then, in the craziness of life, a name, a subject, a chapter, a prayer will flutter across your minds. We can go on, running busily, living distracted, pressing on towards purpose…or we can stop, question, and ask God what He is speaking to us. “Nehemiah” was a word like that. For days this […]
Finding Peace In Your Home When There’s War In The World – UNITE Linky
She still has her Under Armour knee pads on from volleyball camp, while she asked, “Can I make a ramp?” She peddles her older sisters five-speed around the property. She grew out of her smaller one, and loves sitting higher, peddling faster, rising to challenges while fully embracing life. All the while, a war rages. Battles […]
4 Key Requirements of Successful Parents
It’s a hooded heroin, I try to discern appropriate, as my ten-year-old plays a new video game; sword glowing, balls of light burning, releasing power. In a day where people call evil good and good evil, (Isaiah 5:20)… It is vital we recognize parenting as our primary mission. The choices we make in training won’t […]
A Biblical View of Racism – UNITE Linky
Before you read these words. Let’s be clear. This is not some Caucasian woman hidden in white suburbia her whole life. This is a white woman whose very first friend was African American. I’ve had friends who were Laos, and Thai. My best friend, Mexican. Some of my other friends were from India and American Indian. […]