I know it’s New England. I know it’s not spring yet. (But it is technically only seven days away.) I know it often snows in March (and April) in these parts. But I’m just tired of wearing my winter coat. So tired of it, that I’ve been going places without one, trusting that my hoodie… Read More Statute of Winter Coat Limitations (Etc.)
I love my jobs. They come with endless to do lists, as most jobs do, but with a lot of excitement and anticipation as well. They are highly lucrative, too, in that they produce a great profit margin. That is, if you view things like faith, friendship, mentoring, mothering, organizing, nurturing, praying, listening, and facilitating… Read More Lucrative Work Week
Yesterday I did 20 minutes on the elliptical and 20 minutes of very slow jogging on the treadmill. I was thrilled with this progress, because just two and a half weeks ago I couldn’t really even walk across the room without crutches. Never in my life have I needed crutches, and I hope I never… Read More Slow (but steady) Progress
It’s been a routine around here for a very long time. So long that it actually didn’t even start here in Massachusetts, but is more original to our life in Oklahoma when we had a toddler, an infant, and a ministry to college students. It’s the Sunday routine, and we’ve hardly ever veered from it.… Read More A Sunday In The Life
This is not what homeschooling used to look like, say about 10 years ago. It used to be a dining room table piled with books and dry erase boards and three kiddos vying for help on a math problem or grammar assignment while simultaneously demanding a snack. It used to look like this, and I’d… Read More Homeschooling Hermits
It was the first time I had ever seen white sand and blue water. Robert insisted that I meet him in the Dominican Republic after a scouting mission trip he’d been on there. Weighed down with tasks and obligations, I kept refusing, pointing out both the irresponsibility and impossibility of such a trip. So, he… Read More Sunshine, Superbowl, & Salvation Exultations
This secret has been so hard to keep! Not that I really kept it all that well, but one advantage of living 2000 miles away is that I could tell almost anyone living here in New England knowing that it wouldn’t really get back to anyone in Texas. So, now I can tell you –… Read More She Said Yes!
How to walk with women? How to support and encourage? How to advocate and defend? How to love and befriend? It doesn’t take a march on Washington (though I’m not opposed to writing legislators, voting in the good guys/gals, and peaceful protests), it only takes some thought, some prayer, and some follow through. Be warned… Read More 30 Ways To Walk With Women
Thirty years ago I was a freshman at The University of Texas at Austin. The Lord led me into a four week Bible study with Cru (Campus Crusade at the time) pretty early on that year, and then I made my way through their subsequent studies. Anybody remember the Discovery Group? The Discipleship Group? And… Read More 30 Years of Walking With Women
Happy Friday from the empty house of silence. All has been wonderful, except for the dead minivan battery that greeted me after my haircut and leisurely stroll through Whole Foods yesterday. Who could I call? My whole family is out of town. Our church staff and interns are out of town. Fortunately, our church elders… Read More Friday Favorites: 5 Books, 5 Quotes