“Slap, slap, slap”, the ball smacks against the shiny, gym floor. Sneakers squeak, as the girl’s still gauge each other, learning to become one, for the first time, playing select. My daughter, the youngest, but one of the most vocal. Three practice lay-ups at the far side of the court, the others rehearse working fluid, like […]
“What will you do next?” They ask from the shadows, peeking into this life He has called me to. The ground hasn’t even settled from China, my heart is still there, my feet, still finding footing in a place where we have freedoms, but too often, fail to use them… This burning still resonates, yet, I […]
His heart wasn’t broken today… It hit me, like a ton of bricks. His heart made by connecting two thumbs, and bridging his fingers together, looked back at me there on his bus. I almost couldn’t believe it. Some might say it’s a small thing, silly or insignificant. But to me, it’s monumental… Something I’ll remember […]
A pastor was murdered Wednesday, by his own parishioner. He was in his own front yard, praying for the man…. That’s when the man sliced his neck with a sheet rock cutter. I mean, who kills a pastor? Especially one who was light to his community, helped thousands of people, and gave His life as a […]
We talked about adopting him. Five, desperately needing a home, all the way from across the world, China. His eyes connected with us the moment we spotted him. And if eyes truly are the window to the soul, how could one keep looking into a child needing a family…. And not do something? I had read […]
A garden full of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths burst forth in blossoms every spring, at our old house. These flowers didn’t grow by accident. Every fall prior, we’d move the soil, plant bulbs, and add to the assortment, already dormant. There was nothing quite like watching those first sprouts peeking through the ground after a long […]