May 21, 2013
12:20 a.m.
I come from a place that’s no stranger to storms, a place where Mama restocked the storm shelter each spring and where schools — from kindergarten to college — have tornado drills. We prepare because we know the rain and wind will come. ...
May 15, 2013
12:21 p.m.
Need a good book for summer? Well, we have some recommendations for you! May these books be a blessing to you – and may you visit again on June 15 for a list of books about freedom. Enjoy! A few I love: The Exquisite Ordinary by Rachel Whaley Doll. She e...
May 13, 2013
12:21 p.m.
I remember she came out of her office and into the newsroom with that look on her face, the one where you can tell someone is about to get it. I don’t even know what she was angry about but she was loud and she was right. Someone had been wronged and she ...
May 10, 2013
12:21 p.m.
Brian and I are the kind of people who sat in the back of the room for all of our foster parenting classes and when it came time to say why we wanted to be foster parents we whispered to each other and laughed. The others said the things you’d expect. To ...
May 9, 2013
12:21 p.m.
It started with a challenge from The Nester, this idea to bring a bit of spring inside. So, I cut branches off of spring trees, arranged them in vases. Pronounced some good, some brilliant and some less-than-pretty. The less-than-pretty I intended to just...
May 1, 2013
12:27 p.m.
You don’t even need instructions for this… and there are so many options! Clip these on presents or cards. Turn them into magnets. Use them for displaying pictures… ...
April 29, 2013
12:26 p.m.
For decades I’ve read articles about finding balance in life. From Seventeen to Redbook. From Women’s Day to Family Circle. I’ve talked about it with friends, with sisters, with bosses. And then finally I met a woman who showed me a new way to look at bal...
April 24, 2013
6:25 a.m.
Moments after the bombs exploded in Boston, the questions started. First, the ones that needed a quick response. Where can I get help? What happened? Is my brother OK? Then the questions that linger in a soul. Why would anyone do this? How can I ever feel...
April 22, 2013
12:25 p.m.
I so appreciate other bloggers who offer simple ways to share faith with kids, so here is my humble, clunky contribution… My young Benjamin loves nature and animals. I wanted him to know that God loves those things, too, so I pulled together a homem...
April 21, 2013
6:25 p.m.
For as long as I can remember, Brother Troy has had heart trouble. But now, in just the last month, cancer and its treatments make it so he can’t stand behind the pulpit and deliver a full sermon. I heard he sat down halfway through his talk on Easter and...
