This has been a year of drawing nearer and loosening. Of change, for sure. Of roles outgrown and new roles adopted. Of finding new and discarding old. And of losing and finding. I got a letter this year saying there was some ...
Faith
Strategies for Savoring the Sacred
The word “ritual” sounds more meaningful than the word “strategy.” Rituals are taken more seriously and have a connotation of sacredness. Your life is sacred, and there’s more that you could be doing to get the most out of your life! There are many ...
Living between the heartbeats
I don't think about my heart very much. I just expect it will keep pumping and functioning and it rarely crosses my mind. Until about 15 years ago. With younger kids, we decided to get heart scans to see where we stood with our health. Not ...
The reason for the hope we have
What does this old world need? There are lots of social answers. More jobs, less terrorism, better schools. The list is long. If we dug a little deeper, we need hope. In a dark world with tragedy and danger looming, hope is the true ...
It is well with my soul
We sat on the right side of the church near an exit. It was natural for us to run to church as soon as we got home. Grief subsumed us and it was the most natural place in the world for us to run. We sat near the door because if tears overcame us, ...