Can’t Christmas Wait Until My House Is Clean?
Welcome to my home! Pull up a chair and let’s all admire my stunning Christmas décor- the fireplace I have adorned so artfully with an cracked Rubbermaid container labelled CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND BAGS, not to mention a wad of bubble-wrap with tape stuck to...
A Stump, Some Bullies, and CPR for Hope
I realize that normal people do not keep an old tree stump in a cabinet, just waiting for the right moment to use it. Lucky for my friend, Greg, I guess I’m not a normal person. So when he asked today on Facebook if anyone had a stump he could borrow for the worship...
Springsteen and Our Broken Thanksgiving
Last night we drove home from Raleigh in the darkness, and as I sat there, squeezed in between my husband and middle child in the front seat of Todd’s truck, trying to figure out where to put my legs, I listened to the poetry Springsteen was singing from the...
The Day This Mama Lost Her Cool
I like to think that I’m a pretty patient mama. Or maybe after launching two grown children into the world (yes, I know one is still in my basement) I’m too worn down and tired to put up much of a fuss about anything. So why was my eighteen year old son...
The Stunning Thing a Child Said Sunday, 3000 Years Later- and Why We Need to Hear It Today
Sometimes a child makes a simple comment, nothing shocking or noticeable, but the stunning truth of her words rings out into the world like a beautiful bell, silencing the noise around her. This is what happened on Sunday, though I didn’t hear the great ringing...
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The Holy Éclair: Signs and Wonders from an Accidental Pilgrimage
French By Heart: An American Family’s Adventures in La Belle France
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