One of my favorite Old Testament stories is about a woman without a name. Interestingly, she is the woman about whom we have the most biographical information of any other woman in Scripture. We only know her, though, by the name of the town where she lived, Shunem. You may remember the Shunammite woman as… Read More 6 Lessons From A Nameless Woman
“Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.” (Psalm 37: 3) That has been my go-to verse in many situations: being a church planter’s wife in New England, mothering three kids to adulthood, navigating difficult relationships. But a global pandemic? Never in a million years would I have guessed… Read More COVID-19, Contentment, and the Korahites
It was not necessary. It would not have been missed. No one needed it for nourishment. It actually took some time, perseverance, and focus to produce. And time, perseverance, and focus were not things I had an abundance of that day – or any day in the recent past. But I did it anyway. I… Read More Friday Favorites: Fruit Pizza (in defiance!)
On Monday I spent a half day in the kitchen getting ready for a discipleship planning dinner here. Today is a full day of cooking and baking (and laundry, and…) to get ready for Kayla’s graduation party tomorrow afternoon. Cooking is a skill that often gets attributed to me, and while I do enjoy some… Read More Friday Favorites: Black Bean Dip
I was going to entitle this post May is cray-cray, but then I realized it’s not even May yet. Yikes. May will indeed be crazy – baptisms, a wedding, graduations, Kayla’s thesis presentation day, a family reunion in Texas – but it will be also be wonderfully filled with celebration. I can’t wait. Maybe one… Read More Last Week & A Winner
I snapped this photo on Monday morning. We had a lunch at our home for potential Deacons/Care Team members on Sunday after church, and one of our guests brought me a bouquet of flowers. It was the perfect opportunity to use these tiny vases which my friend Deborah sent me for my birthday. They’ve just… Read More Found in “Spring”
It was such a nice Thanksgiving here. And it’s become such a familiar routine to get ready to host a houseful. Always a few special touches to the day as well. I mean, just take a look at those place cards Kayla made – with a little help from our friend Hadassah. Very special. (The… Read More Giving Thanks, Getting Away, Going Forward