I stayed up late last night to write. I planned on catching up on this blog site as well as on my self-titled site, where I “encourage and equip others to share their stories” and where I’m so far behind…
Lessons from the Heart of a Hospice Caregiver
I’m staring at this blank box on the screen into which I’m supposed to type inspirational, soul-stirring, life-changing words. I’m wondering how, when I feel so stripped of the ability to “have it all together,” I’m supposed to create even…
It’s Time to Be Deliberate—about Life
There’s something about death that awakens us to life. A friend from high school and college passed away quite suddenly last night, and his death created a sense of urgency in me this morning. I wanted today—and all my todays…
Listening to the Tomatoes
I should have seen it coming when my mother named the tomato plants this year. When my parents’ friend Jack brought my mother six plants for the patio, she got that look in her eye, and by the next morning,…
The Library Is Too Little
After John “reveals” at the end of John 21 that he is the one referred to throughout the book as “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” he ends his “summary” of Christ’s life perfectly: “And there were also many other things…