I’m sleepy. I’m tired. I have clothes that need to be washed and dishes that need to be put away. My refrigerator is almost empty. When I walked across the kitchen floor earlier, I felt something sticky on the bottom of my sock. Whatever it was, it’s still there. I’m already planning to cancel my morning jog, go to bed without brushing my teeth, again, hit snooze twice, and wear the same pants I wore yesterday to work because, hey they are black, it’s convenient, and no one will Continue Reading
With These Words
A few years ago, I received news that the parents of one of my husband’s students had been murdered! Yes, murdered! I struggled in my efforts to process the news. It hit closer to home than I was used to. I'd never seen a picture of a couple on our local news station who were killed in their homes who I had actually met!! Wow! I've since had countless conversations in my head with imaginary spectators asking, "Where was their God?" "Why didn't He save them?" "Explain the 'good' in that, you Continue Reading
Less Mess. More Messiah.
Fun Fact: the image for the movie “The Truman Show” looks really pixelated, right? Turns out, this image is made up of tiny clips from every scene in the movie. How creative is that! If you zoom into any one section you will see that no scene was left out. It was all used to create this nice picture that now serves as the main graphic for this film. . . . and so, it is with us! God is able and willing to use all of the scenes of our lives—the good, the bad and the ugly—to create a beautiful Continue Reading