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Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash Because my husband and I reached a moment of clarity when his truck, again, needed extensive repairs we couldn’t afford. “Something needs to change,” we said, together, and the words set like concrete,...
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I had the joy of speaking at our little church this past Sunday and, because I got to choose the text, I focused on 1 John 4:7-19. I talked about the love of God that we are made from and for – the love of God that abides in us and invites us to abide in...
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I started painting three years ago because our new-old farm house had large wall spaces; wide, paneled surfaces. I started painting because we couldn’t afford to buy art to hang. Driving home from the grocery store one day with the twins buckled in to...
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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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Cliff notes Version: Friends, this is a rather long post – the short version is this: Hey, look, I have a new web address! To celebrate the new address and Valentine’s Day, I’ll be posting a short poem or story each day this week around the theme of...
