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When Good Friday wasn’t Good

Today at the gym, my husband was asked what’s good about Good Friday. It’s an honest question. After all, we commemorate the brutal death of Jesus on “Good” Friday. Steve went on to explain the good that came out of his death. The good that was in the heart of God all along. The good […]

One Year Later

One year ago today, I left work to go to the funeral of a friend’s mom, thinking my spring break had been doubled to two weeks because of the coronavirus. When I went through the receiving line at the church, I wasn’t sure if I should reach out to hug my friend or stand awkwardly […]

Spring is Coming!

It’s been a long, hard winter. Many of you are still right smack in the middle of it. But here’s some good news: Spring is right around the corner! The thought of it makes me feel a little freer.    

Do You Remember?

Memories have always fascinated me. If two people take part in the same event and then describe it, they will emphasize different aspects, based on their perspective. Over time, our tendency to edit out the bad and highlight the good (or vice versa) comes into play. After the passage of many years, if you ask […]

Zooming, Vaccinations, and Trust

Yesterday, I got the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. I don’t share this in a boastful way. I worked hard to get this shot, but in the end, my hard work had nothing to do with it.

Hope for the New Year? How about Peace?

In lieu of making resolutions each new year, many of my friends choose a single word to be their focus for the year. For me, I set goals to aim for instead of resolutions. Besides, I’m better at choosing a word in hindsight to describe the year that was. But I do appreciate reading the […]

The Week Between

This week between the holidays–after Christmas but before New Year’s–has always been my favorite of the year. The hubbub has ceased. There are no expectations. My world becomes quiet. The pace has slowed to almost a complete stop. I feel at rest. This is my time to do nothing but read, reflect, and plan.

Light in a Dark World

Continuing with the contrast of light and darkness, I’m repeating some old blog posts. This one is from 2018. December is a month of waiting. If you’re young, you wait for Santa to come. If you’re a sun-seeker, you wait for the days to grow longer again. If you’re a Christ-follower, you wait for the […]

Hope Even in the Darkness

I’ve always been interested in the contrast of light and darkness. As we draw nearer to the darkest day of the year, and the day the Light came to earth, I thought I’d repeat some old blog posts. This one is from 2017 but it is even more relevant today, in the midst of all […]

Your First Christmas

Do you remember your first Christmas? Didn’t think so. I don’t, either. Not too many of us do. I remember early ones, when my brother thought he heard Santa stomping around on our roof with his big boots and when we waited at the top of the stairs with my little cousins, waiting to be […]