I decided I would swim every day we were there. That was Sunday night, after we arrived and ate dinner at the little cottage we were renting along a private lake. The kids hit the water that night, but John and I sat on the shore watching – grateful to have...
Coco is shedding her winter coat in great, black clumps that glob onto the living room carpet and blow like tumbleweeds under the kitchen’s ceiling fan. Twice a day now, we are vacuuming our rugs, emptying the canister between runs, watching matted dog hair and...
Photo by Artificial Photography on Unsplash God and I went to the thrift store last week. It’s was the first day my kids were back in school. Although I often go thrifting with the aim of stocking my kids’ closets, I breezed right through...
Our mailbox sits across a busy state road from our house. It’s an old metal box equipped with a nifty yellow flag that pops up whenever the door is opened. This way, we can tell at a glance, whether the mail is here yet. I never cross the road...
During Seminary, another student and I, interned at a tiny, historic, Methodist church in New Jersey. She was Methodist, I was not; but we were both welcomed into the fold in equal measure. The congregation was small and aged and the thing they appreciated...
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