Kindness seems to be trending. I’ve been seeing the word on t-shirts, and the titles of so many books. Yesterday I walked past a daycare...

I wasn’t so sure about hiking the Grand Canyon. It was my husband’s idea. His bucket list. A dream since we’d been there when the kids...

I guess this is an unofficial birthday blog post. Unofficial, since I used to write these on the regular back in the BoyMom days, but not...

We talked to Felipe last evening, in a FaceTime call, toward the end of the day. And I continued to see him, throughout the night, in my...

“Kyle can do just about anything.” I commented, and my newest neighbor nodded in agreement. She’s already received my husband’s help on a...

I’m not sure which was the bigger surprise—that my mom knew about the Enneagram, or that she self-identified as a One. One being the...

Every once in a while I like me some country music. Maybe it’s my country girl roots, and the barn dances Uncle Lonney used to host when...

“We have all the time we need.” I’ve heard Michelle say this, countless times, before every Bible lesson. And I’ve taken her words to...

The day was perfect. And yes, we do tend to think every day is close to perfect, here at the lake. But Sunday exceeded all expectations....

(Note: My husband approved the following post...) A couple of nights ago Kyle casually mentioned he’d taken a “life events stress...

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who...

Of course, we’ve known for a while. Mom and Dad, once again keeping secrets, until it becomes official. Which it did become, this week on...

I write today for awareness, and also for prayer. In the country of Colombia “demonstrations over a proposed tax overhaul tied to the...

Our front porch faces the morning sun, just like it did at our Andover house. The breeze is crisp, and I wrap myself in a wool poncho, a...

Happy Birthday, Baby Nash! Of course, I know you can’t read this. And even if Mama or Daddy think to read it out loud, you’ll likely be...

I think I stumbled upon a key to a treasure this week. Maybe this sounds dramatic. And maybe it is. Maybe this thing is totally obvious...

It will be remembered as a year of love stories, too. Intertwined like the verses of Old Testament poetry. Woo and woe. Tears and...

Do you know the scene at the end of A Christmas Carol—Ebenezer Scrooge, waking Christmas morning, giddy with relief? That was my husband...

“It’s peacefulness that’s hard to come by on purpose.” I was reading a book in bed when Kyle came into the room, looking panic-stricken....

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you...