Eleven years ago, I traveled from Bakersfield, California to Wake Forest, North Carolina to attend seminary. I lived near Dallas at the time, but my parents were moving from Bakersfield to Denver, Colorado so I flew out to help get them get there, and enjoy the stops along the way (The Grand Canyon! Las Vegas!)….
Drinking a partially frozen Dr. Pepper. David and I just finished cleaning out the garage and we’re cooling off. It feels good to have less stuff and have the stuff we do have be more organized. Cramming as much as I can in during James’s remaining school hours. Just two more days after today! I…
My younger son James has nine more hours of school left (he goes three hours a day for three day a week). And then–it’s game on. We’ll start our routine of making popsicles, playing in the pool, swinging, going for walks, finding new parks, picking tomatoes, visiting the library, and counting down the days until…
Have you seen the movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting? It follows the lives of five women having babies. One of the characters, played by Jennifer Lopez, is adopting. It takes her about nine months to go from home study approval to having her baby home from Ethiopia. This nine month process only happens…
Reading is my favorite thing to do. All the major decisions in my life basically came down to how I could read more books. That goal led me to major in English, teach English, go to seminary, and become an editor. (Of course, there was more to those decisions than reading, but it was a…
People wonder where God is when horrific events happen. When there are bombs or shootings. When there are murders and kidnappings. When there are hurricanes and floods. When there is starvation and sickness. When there are accidents and diagnoses. I wonder, too. “But please, please—won’t you—can’t you give me something that will cure Mother?” Up till then…