Do you remember when you first heard the idea of “castes”? This notion that specific people are born into certain titles, positions, roles, according to their families, job titles, birth positions… And how no matter how they worked, or proved themselves, when they were at the bottom caste, or worse yet, an untouchable… Their destiny would […]
When You Are More Than A Sitting Duck – UNITE Linky
This morning, the dogs were barking like crazy. I peek out the corner of my laptop, to the window in front of me. There, I spot a coyote, large, fluffy tail, racing across the property by our house. I jump up, get my son, and spy the property for the predator whose been devouring the fowl […]
When Your Family Looks Like An Apple Tree
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 […]