Some Sing “No Elk…”

Some Sing “No Elk…”

Some Sing “No Elk…”Sung to the tune of Noel It’s a fun family tradition on Sunday evening at church to build a mounding platter of nachos for our shared meal. After communion, a few of us race to the kitchen, load a silver platter full of chips topped with...
He Loves Me…Loves Me Not

He Loves Me…Loves Me Not

My husband and I attended a wedding for a young couple we dearly love. Dinner over, cake cut, speeches complete. David looked at me and said, “I’m ready to go home when you are.” I wasn’t ready. Tiredness hung at the corner of his eyes. It had been a long week with...
Our Barrier

Our Barrier

After a long season of school and work, our family celebrated a sweet fulfillment: Gideon graduated from both high school and community college, earning an Associate of Science degree. Yay! We celebrated by taking Gideon to Hawaii, where we stayed with a dear friend...
Remembering Our Why

Remembering Our Why

Things were in place. Chicken marinating in a garlic and lemony Greek slurry with herbs from our garden. All the tablecloths were washed and ironed except a few. “It’s late. I can iron them in the morning,” I told my husband. One full day before my good friend Julie...
For The Joy

For The Joy

As Resurrection Sunday approached, I began asking the Lord what to share with you. I’m away at the Mt. Hermon writer’s conference, deep in the redwood forests of California, and this is the story God whispered to my heart—from over thirty-five years ago. My...