(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...]
Hi Friend! We can’t contain our excitement! Today is the day! GRACED: My Mess is Not the Boss of Me is now available on Amazon. After 3 years of writing and re-writing and writing [Read more...]
This Sunday smacks me the hardest yet—I’m sad about our Easter traditions. It’s the first time I can’t worship in-person with my church family. And I’m oh so lonely for them. The smiles, the hugs, [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...]
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 pounds snuck up in a cruel game of mid-life Truth or Dare. Those sneaky ones somehow crept into my middle section and dared me to get rid of them. The kind of pounds that pop buttons, and squeeze [Read more...]
I had been saving like crazy, For two years. The odometer on my little red car neared 150k miles, ushering in a new era of one annoying mechanical problem after another. It rang clear this car [Read more...]
The first time I saw the tree, I was immediately drawn to the color. Bright red blooms flaunting. Then I did a double take. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Towering over my head, ten feet tall, [Read more...]