Liam woke up before 6 a.m. for a good chunk of the summer, and it was rough! The first week was especially brutal. I felt groggy most days and had to go to bed early out of sheer exhaustion. With new nap problems on top of this, I didn’t have any time to myself. I… Continue reading Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs
“Happy Jesus Day!” my son exclaimed to me a few mornings ago in his little toddler voice. I reveled in the cuteness of those words rolling off his lips. It was a phrase I had never heard before, and it was especially precious to hear my son say it since it centered on Jesus. After… Continue reading Happy Jesus Day
When I took this picture, I could see hints of a rainbow lining the opening of these clouds. It was a good reminder that God is often working in ways beyond what we can understand or see. As I was driving home from the grocery store several weeks ago, I felt sad once again over… Continue reading We’re Asking the Wrong Question
I took a picture of this same scene in March, when the plants were lush and green. I knew they wouldn’t stay that way for long. It’s really dry here, and the summer gets too hot for much to stay green without some tender care. Just a few short months later, I snapped the scene… Continue reading Living Water
Liam and I skipped our daily walk a few days ago, but when we resumed it the following morning, I was delighted to see that all of the green bushes bordering the pathway were bursting forth in full color with hundreds of tiny, purple blossoms. It was a good reminder to me that life doesn't… Continue reading Blooming Bushes
Photo taken from Pixabay If I had to choose a word to describe this year so far, it would be breath. It has undoubtedly been the greatest determining factor as to how we have experienced these last eight months worldwide. Because the coronavirus is thought to be spread by inhaling the respiratory particles of an… Continue reading Breathe
Photo by Leah Kelley from Pexels A few weeks ago, I was looking through some old documents and found an excerpt from the summer in which I met JJ. Although we had just met, we knew that we were mutually interested in each other and were getting to know each other better as a result.… Continue reading How Love Can Move You
A few weeks ago, Liam and I saw an educational clip during the commercial segment of his favorite cartoon on Nickelodeon. It was about Juneteenth, a holiday observed on June 19th in recognition of the liberation of the last of the slaves in 1865. The sobering part about this story is that Abraham Lincoln had… Continue reading Let Freedom Ring
Ten years ago, I bought the tapestry pictured above on a mission trip. I hadn’t intended to buy anything so early into the project, but I couldn’t resist the intricacy and vibrant colors of this cloth, and I’m glad I couldn’t. It has served as a reminder to me of how I need to view… Continue reading The Tapestry
Years ago, a friend of mine told me about how she used to read Corrie Ten Boom’s story every year. I don’t recall the full extent of our conversation anymore, but I do remember a few details. The gist of it was about a question that a person in the book had asked Corrie Ten… Continue reading Let Your Light Shine
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