Tag: faith
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› Read more: When Tears are Your Brine
When Tears are Your Brine
Thanksgiving week is upon us. The turkeys are thawing, the foil industry is booming, and families are preparing their homes…
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› Read more: Christmas for Exiles
Christmas for Exiles
I have a formal apology to make: for years I have judged those who consider Die Hard a Christmas movie,…
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› Read more: Beyond the Baby
Beyond the Baby
My husband and I have differing taste in movies. I like somber, based-on-true-stories movies, while G’Joe loves a good light-hearted,…
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› Read more: Perseverance through the Badlands
Perseverance through the Badlands
I have never been to the Badlands, nor does the name leave me desiring to do so. Originally named by…
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› Read more: When Trust is Tenuous: Dealing with Disappointment
When Trust is Tenuous: Dealing with Disappointment
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 I’ve always been…
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› Read more: On Anxiety & Activity
On Anxiety & Activity
If anxiety could be harnessed and turned into power like wind or solar energy, I am convinced I could power…
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› Read more: A Brilliant, Borrowed Light
A Brilliant, Borrowed Light
If I were the moon, I would be tempted to claim my muted, though powerful light as coming from myself.…
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› Read more: The Intolerable Compliment
The Intolerable Compliment
We have all received our share of painful compliments ranging from the tame “Wow, you look so much healthier than…
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› Read more: A Basketful of Failures
A Basketful of Failures
I love to give gifts. It really is a problem for our budget–just ask my very patient husband. I love…
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› Read more: The Meeting of Two Great Minds: Galileo & John Milton
The Meeting of Two Great Minds: Galileo & John Milton
You know that incredible feeling you get when two of your favorite people meet and enjoy one another? That’s the…