Child of God Little Mia is only 7 years old. One afternoon she came running into the house after school. Full of emotion and nearly empty of breath as she ran to her room and closed the door. Something was up. I walked to Mia’s door and gently knocked to let her know...
Mercy Moves Toward Have you ever re-read or re-watched something that maybe you’ve read or watched several times before, but for whatever reason this recent time, you have an “aha moment” that you’ve never had before? Almost as if you’re reading it for the...
No Whining For YEARS, my mother-in-law wore a button on her clothes that simply said, “no whining.” She was a remarkable woman in many ways; she did not wear that button because she cared about the latest fashion or any potential social repercussions of wearing...
Recording & Remembering God’s Faithfulness Right now, at the moment I am writing this, I’m in need of being reminded about God’s faithfulness in my life. This is a moment when I’m uncertain of the future, of what’s coming, of what God has for me, but then...
May We Never Lose Our Wonder Wonder: noun 1. a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. When I think of the word wonder I think of a kid walking into Magic Kingdom at Disney World for the...
The Value of Relational Equality I sat in the home of Maryam*, a young refugee woman from Afghanistan asking her what she needed. The interpreter relayed her response, “This is your first time to my home, it is not right that I should tell you what I need now,...
