Backhanded by Infertility
Yesterday was my birthday, and all the sweet Facebook messages from people I haven’t interacted with since my last birthday made me realize just how lonely I’ve been lately. For the last few years I’ve developed more and more female problems. Last November, my doctors scheduled a surgery for January that led them to schedule […]
Wildfires and Politics
It is time for us to stop thinking so highly of ourselves and our own opinions that we can justify our disregard of others, or worse, we can justify attacking and hating others. Not just during election season–when America is on fire–but every day of our lives.
Truth Will Set You Free
In a climate where opinions and perceptions are elevated and advertised on social media, Christians need to respond to disagreements as Jesus did: in love and with the one absolute truth. For if we show love, the world will see the absolute truth.
Kaleidoscope of Life
David and I just got back from our first vacation since 2011. That year we used our first Southwest points to visit San Diego for our 8th wedding anniversary. This year we used our last Southwest points to fly to a Coldplay concert in Boston, where we lived right after we married. Ignoring for the […]
Grace, Grace, God’s Grace
Colloquially grace (when used by just about anyone other than a prima ballerina) has become synonymous with forgiveness and acceptance, but that’s not quite right. Grace is an action of God–not of humans.
I’m Ready to Have a Good Day
According to Lamentations, the burden of suffering is best experienced when one is young. Two things result from suffering in youth: one learns that affliction is temporary while God’s mercy is permanent, and someone who survives suffering at an early age is less likely to be consumed by it when she is older.
New Year, New Commitment…to Healthy Relationships
How many of us adults leave the heavy lifting of helping others to college students, children’s organizations (e.g. Girls Scouts and schools), or the government? How many of us think our tax dollars and tithe money exempt us from “doing what is good and right before our Lord”?
New Year, New Commitment…to Healthy Food
Boiling Paul’s words down to a law requiring us all to be Size 2 misses the much bigger point and borders on heretical teaching.
New Year, New City
God has used our time in Denver to further strengthen our marriage and to solidify our priorities. We haven’t really put down roots here. We own no property. We were never able to “get plugged in” to a church for various reasons. When we leave, no one will miss us. And strangely enough that’s a very good thing.
Wednesday I Am Thankful…
I am thankful that we “cogs” do have some knowledge of the machine we are part of.
