Month: July 2022

• July 30, 2022

  Sons are Slippery

  I cry during commercials and movies, but I weep at weddings. I can usually hold it together when the bride…

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• July 28, 2022

  The Art of Releasing

  I should have slept well last night. My body was tired, but my mind was running a marathon. I have…

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• July 24, 2022

  Sweet & Sore: Thoughts on Kingdom Goodbyes

  Our Christmas cards still hang on an often-seen door in our home. And it is not because I am that…

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• July 20, 2022

  Hefted like a Herdwick

  I love reading about both vocation and location. In a world that is increasingly full of generalists and largely globalized…

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• July 15, 2022

  The Transition to Teens: Showing Hospitality to the Strangers in Your Own Home

  As a family, we are committed to practicing hospitality. This does not look like a Pinterest-inspired meal with neatly-folded napkins…

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• July 7, 2022

  Lessons from the Border

  Our first mission trip as a family was an assault on the senses. We took in so much in such…

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• July 4, 2022

  A Declaration of Dependence

  I am incredibly grateful for and deeply benefit from the Declaration of Independence penned by Thomas Jefferson; however, my soul…

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