More than he Longed For
Some of my friends had tuberculosis a few years ago. In order to prevent spreading this highly contagious disease, they had to stay in their apartment all day, every day. They ordered groceries online with instructions for the food to be placed outside their door. Only at night were they allowed to leave their enclosure, [...]
Continue reading...1. February 2010
Flint-Faced
May 27, 2002, Boulder, Colorado. The day of my first 10K running race. Sixty-two minutes later, as I crossed the finish line in front of 40,000 fans, I looked only for the faces of my husband and three little boys in the crowd, cheering me to the very end. They’d driven over an hour and [...]
Continue reading...24. January 2010
Harsh Words and a Difficult Lesson
Almost every week my eight-year-old daughter comes to me on two different occasions—once on Tuesday and once on Thursday. Sometimes she doesn’t even have to speak. I just know by her facial expression what she’s thinking. On Tuesdays she asks me if she has to go to dance class that day. Each [...]
Continue reading...17. January 2010
Jesus no where to be Found
Jerusalem A twelve year old boy has been missing the past three days. His parents, Mary and Joseph, were returning to Nazareth after celebrating the Passover and mistakenly believed Jesus was in their company. It wasn’t until they traveled a day that they realized the child was not with any of their relatives. They immediately [...]
Continue reading...10. January 2010
A Four-Letter Word That Makes All the Difference
“Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” ~ Jeremiah 32:17 Luke 1 reveals two impossible scenarios (as if one isn’t enough!): A elderly couple, too old to reasonably think about child-rearing, but praying for it with hoarse voices just the [...]
Continue reading...3. January 2010
Is There a Doctor in the House?
I realize studying history is not for everyone. Twenty some years ago I could have cared less about it. I was only interested in receiving a good grade in my history classes. I didn’t try to retain any information; I just did what I needed to get by. Well, that has [...]
Continue reading...27. December 2009
New Knives
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 My husband has been wanting a new set of knives for years. I couldn’t figure out why. After all, [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2009
The Perfect Plan for a Messy People
For years I’ve complained. Whined. Argued. Questioned. Even pouted in a corner with a generous bottom lip turned out from time to time. I’d imagined my life simpler. Planned it up big and beautiful, absent of most every complication and hiccup, with life’s every “i” dotted and “t” crossed. But then this and that happened, [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2009
Mothering like the Father
If you’re a mom, how many times have you wished you had some sort of directions for raising your kids? Well, now there is a book that provides those directions, or more aptly, points to and highlights the book where these answers can be found. Mothering like the Father: Following God’s Example in Parenting Young [...]
Continue reading...31. March 2008
The Beast’s Undoing
In front of me stands something incredibly large. Invincible, in fact. It appears to be a tank, shroud entirely in heavy armor–a tank with eyes. He stands more than nine feet tall. His armor weighs 125 pounds, more than my entire body weight, which doesn’t even account for the fifteen pounds just for the tip [...]
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7. February 2010
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