This past Sunday was our celebration of graduating high school seniors at church. We are graduating our third child on Thursday and about to have an empty nest. We have had a child in our home non-stop for 29 years, so yes, an empty nest is going to be fun/strange/sad/happy/quiet; so many things to feel. Seriously. Imagine all of… Continue reading What the High School Students Taught Me
It was a simple question texted to our 25-year-old son about whether he'd be joining us for a meal. He answered back, Word. I always have to stop and remind myself that in the language of young people, Word means Yes. Then I have to remind myself that the usage goes way beyond that into other languages… Continue reading Word
Have you ever found yourself disgruntled? At odds with someone or something? Have you ever had an issue with say, something going on in our world? our country? your community? church? in your family? Have you ever found yourself face to face with something that seemed unfathomable and unfair beyond measure? A diagnosis? A tragedy? An event… Continue reading Here and Now
Life is clearly a series of transitions. We should be used to that by now. So many I know are in the midst of some achingly abrupt and difficult transitions. The hardest ones seem to the be the ones no one asked for. I have friends who are grieving the loss of their loved ones. Some are… Continue reading The Teacher
Writer Sarah Young often captures my imagination with just a few words. In a recent devotional in her new book, Jesus Always, she writes of a soul on tiptoe as it looks up to God in hope. On tiptoe is the posture I'd like to adopt. Our eight month old grandson has learned to pull up to… Continue reading A Soul on Tiptoe
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