Stories. We love them! Some of us love to tell them, with exaggerated gestures and dramatic facial expressions. Others of us love to read them, the descriptive words washing over us to chill or gladden our hearts. Some of us... Continue Reading →
“I’d like to add some beauty to life,” said Anne dreamily. … “I think you’re fulfilling that ambition every day,” said Gilbert admiringly. And he was right. Anne was of one of the children of light by birthright. After she... Continue Reading →
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your... Continue Reading →
Hope is such a strange thing. Theoretically, I think of hope as being life-giving, but what it more often feels like is a current agony of waiting. I can tell you right now that you’ll be seeing frequent thoughts along the themes of... Continue Reading →
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My first solo ever was in 8th grade. Our chorus sang It's So Hard to Say Good-Bye to Yesterday a cappella, and I got to sing the second verse. For those of you youngsters who weren't even born yet when this... Continue Reading →
I was reading Exodus 14 the other day as part of my Living the Christian Year devotional. What, you don't immediately know what Exodus 14 is about?? Shocking. OK, I'm just kidding. I mean, I was reading Exodus 14, and it's... Continue Reading →
I told my roommate recently that I was planning to write a blog post about singleness. She asked why. “Well,” I said, “I just think there’s a lot of purpose for singles.” “Isn’t that true for married people too? Why... Continue Reading →
I’ve been working last week and this week on 2 Samuel 9 for my classes. I’ll spend the next two weeks after this continuing to work on it. Don’t glaze over; I’m about to tell you just how amazing and... Continue Reading →
When I was living in Asia, I remember being caught off guard - and honestly, kind of grossed out - by the clean up methods in the "back street" restaurants. They had delicious food, but the table was always a... Continue Reading →
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