(An excerpt from my Jerusalem journal as I gazed on one of the supposed sites of Golgotha) As I ponder the barren ridge, I find no beauty etched into the creviced skin of this lonely [Read more...]
The gray gloom of this Saturday morning reminds me of the bleakness that must have settled in the hearts of Jesus followers as they faced the reality of day two—Our Savior is dead. Friday brought [Read more...]
Who thought a road trip was a good idea anyway? After a 10-day visit from the kids, home was calling. I volunteered to ride back to Colorado with them to help curb the chaos of travel with a [Read more...]
Downtown crowds make me wary in light of the mass riots. But my unease defused once I realized the mood of this sign waving cluster. They did it right. A peaceful protest with a code of [Read more...]
We never get to sit still and just listen, shoulders touching, hands linked. But this lovely Sunday, in a California tent church, I settled snug next to The Preacher on a white folding chair. With no [Read more...]
I had a real live conversation with you in the mall last night. Near closing time, the line of anxious children and frazzled mamas had ended. You greeted me warm by your “North Pole” sign. I don’t [Read more...]
The sun peeked bright above the horizon of a sleepy city, and I was supposed to be writing. But when the newsfeed danced across my screen, I couldn’t help but click. Before I knew it, I was submerged, [Read more...]
For your Mother’s Day enjoyment, here are my favorite mom facts and quotes modernized with a hashtag: 1. #Detectivework: Silence is golden unless you have kids. Then it is just suspicious. 2. [Read more...]
I came around the corner and Bam! There it sat in all it’s bulging glory—a ginormous two story eyeball loitering with nonchalance in the grassy space. Talk about unnerving. The icy blue stare seemed [Read more...]
The text message screamed, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL”. What followed was thirty-eight excruciating minutes of terror. An ordered world [Read more...]