Weaving Words

One of the quirky things I enjoy is stumbling across a popular scripture and realizing we have taken the passage totally out of context. Our friend, Kris, recently taught a great series on how to study the Bible. He said the root words for context in Greek actually...

Wherein I Take One Baby Step

Last weekend, I walked across a grocery-store parking lot and thought about how thin I felt. Now, this is ludicrous on so many levels. I am still months away from my goal weight. Lots of months. I send the dial on a bathroom scale much further than it has ever gone...

A Time to Smile

Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the mass of hurting people in the world.  I am not talking about a montage on the evening news. These are people I know. People who walk through the halls of our clinic every week. Many of them carry four generations of poverty, pain,...

A New Measure

If you asked me on almost any given day how old our children are, I would have no idea. If that worries you, let me explain: I’m usually not sure how old I am, either. Of course I paid attention to such things when the children were living under our roof. I knew...

The Words We Give Away

Let’s be clear. I am a writer. And I like to sell stuff. Essays, articles, stories. A novel would be nice, though I have not experienced that one yet. Being paid for my work makes me feel validated. Affirmed. Legitimate. No matter how many times my husband tells...