Holy crap, how did 50 years go by so fast? And how has it been over a year since I’ve blogged? (Side note: I’ve had a lot of kind people tell me they miss reading the blog (one reader refers to the blog posts as “little chats”) and I can’t tell you how much that […]
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share via emailThe Itty Bitty Inn Prompts Great Big Nostalgia
We just returned home from a two-week, bucket-list trip on the West Coast and it was wonderful! There were big moments with spectacular sights, like the enormous trees in Redwood National Forest; there were small, intimate moments where my Mama heart just loved watching the kids hang out together; there were nervous moments, like when […]
A First Grade Teacher, Steph Curry Sneakers, and God’s Weird Presence
When Luke was in the first grade, he was obsessed with Steph Curry (actually, he still is – he’s going into fifth grade and has a life-size “Fathead” of Curry on his bedroom wall). He wanted a pair of Under Armour high tops with Curry’s signature saying “I can do all things” written on the […]
Dale Riddle – A Birthday Tribute: The Power of a Picnic and a Portrait of Fearless Faith
My Dad is on the cusp of his 75th birthday. He has always believed he would die young. He’s had this “imminent death” expectation for as long as I can remember, which was a little mystifying as a kid, but now that I am an adult, I can appreciate it. My Dad has always talked […]
Confessions of a Former Church All-Star
When Keith and I first started dating, he used to joke that I was a “church all-star” because I was involved in so many different churchy things. Through the years I have worked with youth, taught Sunday school, sung in choirs and on worship teams, facilitated Bible studies, hosted small groups, helped with vacation Bible […]
I was an a-hole. At church. In front of my kids.
I like to think of myself as a genuinely nice person, but I have moments that make it obvious I have a long way to go. Usually, I can go from nice mode to mean mode in situations that most people can relate to . . . in traffic, in a long line on a […]
When I look at these little feet . . .
I took over 1000 pictures in Roatan last week, but this is the image that has stayed with me. Maybe because we helped fit more than 400 school kids with Toms shoes, and I held lots of little feet, but I think it’s more than that. When I look at these little feet, I wonder […]
Broken By Gratitude
On occasion, I have experiences that snap life into perspective, often in ways I do not expect. I’ve been thinking about our recent trip to Honduras, and there are so many incredible, memorable moments, but if I had to pinpoint one that had the greatest impact, one that is most deeply imprinted in my mind, […]
A Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Selfishly Benevolent Trip
I’m getting excited and nervous about an opportunity for our family. It’s on my “bucket list” but it seems surreal that it’s actually happening. Soon, we will be going on a family mission trip to Honduras! I always hoped that, once the kids got old enough, we would be able to do a family mission […]
Elves, Santa, God, Lies and Truth
Well, this is the Christmas of tragic discovery . . . Lela caught me moving the elf on the shelf! It was high drama, lots of tears, lots of questions. Even as she and Luke admitted they were skeptical (“I saw the elves for sale in the store, so I was suspicious”), they still want […]
