Category: jesus
Updated on April 10, 2020
What is good about this strange Good Friday?
Why do we call this day Good Friday? At some point today one of my boys will ask me this question. And in the middle of this unsettling time when nothing feels good or normal, I will struggle …
Updated on March 16, 2020
Peace. Be Still. And wash your hands.
These are the days of people grocery shopping with gloves on, buying toilet paper by the case and backing away from handshakes. A nervous store clerk scrubs the counter with a pile of wipes and tries to take …
Updated on January 24, 2020
For when you don’t know what to do
Anyone remember these? I found this relic from ’90’s church camp when I was cleaning things out recently. WWJD – What Would Jesus Do? It was a phrase we teenagers were taught to think about whenever we had …
Updated on December 13, 2019
A Word of Peace
We lit the second candle on the Advent wreath, the one that stands for peace, this past Sunday. And my little guy leaned over and whispered the same question he asks every year during Advent. “Hey, Mom?” he …
Posted on August 16, 2019
Feeling a little thirsty? Here’s how to stay hydrated …
By the time you actually feel thirsty, your body is already in dangerous need of water. A dry mouth and a sandpaper tongue indicate that your system is desperately searching for a way to rehydrate its cells. So …
Updated on July 18, 2019
Through a storm
We spent last week at the beach on the edge of Tropical Storm Barry. And as we watched the Gulf change from calm and easy waves to pounding and crashing surf, I was reminded of some words I …
Posted on June 6, 2019
What is it you want to grow this summer?
Click HERE and I’ll read the whole thing to you in just a few minutes! He wanted to grow a cabbage. The biggest one ever, he declared as he carried this tiny plant home from the bus stop. …
Posted on May 17, 2019
A Prayer As We Go
Click HERE and I’ll read the whole thing to you in about 3 mins! We’ve played the final concert, cheered for the final game, taken the last test, cleaned out the notebooks and signed all the yearbooks. And …
Posted on April 19, 2019
Good Friday; A Rescue story
We never intended to need a rescue. We did everything right. Well, at least as right as 20- something’s can do when planning a camping trip in the middle of winter. We had maps (yes, paper maps, call …
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