Our current reality looks like that of countless other families. Remote schooling, staying in, praying for loved ones working the hospital wards, praying for those we know with sick family members. We are trying to be vigilant, adjusting to this “pause”, missing our church and friends. There are moments of joy at home, and these …
The Happiest Of Days
It was good to be out for a few hours today. It was good for the kids to be under the clear sky discovering the ocean (the baby), making castles (the big girls), and throwing sticks at the waves (the boy). It was good for me to breathe deep, feel deep, and sense the darkness …
The Prayers I Need For This Mess
(On Instagram) Sometimes the mess is sign of a growing, inquisitive, cruising baby. Sometimes it’s a reminder that, indeed, real people live in this house. Sometimes it's a mark of generous hospitality— open doors and shared meals. This is where, I believe, people snap a photo and post it under #blessthismess. But sometimes the mess …
Reorienting Myself
And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all …
2020
What matters much more than our sheepy resolve to follow, is our Shepherd’s commitment to lead.
Keeping Heart 