Sitting in an international airport, you can only imagine the variety of shoes displayed here. These are the shoes chosen for travel. Do they represent the wearer or are they more practical than normal? Worn and well…
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The Whole Ball of Wax
Sometimes, we have to do hard things. Few people enjoy doing hard things. There are those who thrive when facing something hard. Those persons are rare, indeed. Challenging is one thing, but hard is another. Hard is a…
The extremes of life tug and strain at me. Immense joy and great sorrow occupy the same home, my heart. I am amazed I can even stand up straight—I think I should be whirling like my mind and…
I am a rule follower. I am so glad that God doesn’t live by the rules I am convinced we need to live by. Rules are good. They have purpose. God gave 10 great ones to live by. …
Disappointed—sometimes it happens when I don’t manage my own expectations. Other times, I experience it because something doesn’t live up to its potential, not directly affecting me, but it could have been so much more. This word best sums…
A Story, we all have a story. There is a part of my story I don’t share very often. Mostly because it was hard, is hard. When sin touches your life in a profound way, but it is not…
Airplane tickets, rental car and a hotel, all to surprise a niece who needed some love. That’s family. Sixteen people surrounding a table filled with taco fixings again on a Saturday night. That’s family. Huddled around a medical bed…
The season of gratitude is just around the corner. Despite our desire to practice thankfulness everyday, we tend to focus in during the month of November, as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends. What if we…
“Can you come out to play?” I haven’t heard that lately. Have you? Come out to play…what does that even look like? This seems like a foreign concept in life as an adult. How would you respond if I…
Sometimes our silly goals or dreams provide a little framework in which we can be spurred on towards unexpected adventure and discovery. For me, the 50 states, I call my nation, have held this adventure. Determined to see each…