Lower Downtown, 5:03 p.m.

When you are almost struck down by a speeding SUV, by someone whom you imagine later to be the worst kind of person, your life does not flash before you. Continue reading →

She Speaks: Ten Months Later

In July 2011, I attended She Speaks, a fabulous conference for Christian woman sponsored by Proverbs 31 Ministries. I heard inspiring speakers like Lysa Terkeurst and Ann Voskamp; participated in Continue reading →

Resurrection Peace

Spring comes slowly to Colorado. The yard is starting to wake up—shoots branch off from trees and the new-last-year lilac bush unfurls new stems. The roses are sending out new Continue reading →

Tossing the Burnt Things

   It was a genius idea. Or so I thought.       We had some croutons that did not weather the overnight stay in our refrigerator. Really wanting crunchy croutons, Continue reading →

Her One and Only

  Today, every square inch of my house has a task assigned to it.   If you are fortunate enough to live with small people, you know what I am Continue reading →

It’s In the Going

The mission trip began but it was not at all what was planned or promised. The heat and humidity of a Costa Rican summer stretched around the small group of Continue reading →

You Are My Toothy Swan

Life was hard, so hard today in Kindergarten.   Her best friend, a dear girl who is both smart and beautiful at the tender age of five, lost her tooth in Continue reading →

Sometimes, It’s Just That Easy

Adults like to make things complicated, don’t we? Especially around matters of faith and who’s in, who’s out and who’s just not even invited to the party. I was juggling Continue reading →

The Sea Into Jars

The fall here in Colorado refuses to come. Or, perhaps, a better way of saying it is, summer is taking her time leaving us. The days are shorter to be Continue reading →

Where the Coyotes Roam

After dinner tonight, we went for a walk in our favorite nature preserve that’s about two miles from our house. I love the wide crushed gravel trail that loops around Continue reading →