Dear World, Five Years Later
For a couple of weeks, the world checked in on us. Many wondered how this could happen. We became a cautionary tale to some, an example of resilience to others. As usual, the politics made their way into the conversation as others stood firm in the belief that by allowing our grief would turn to action at the proper time.
The Hope of God Will Hold You (New Post at The Glorious Table)
In August, my brother Steve took his final breath this side of heaven. He was surrounded by the love of his family and of others who have walked closely through the devastation of Parkinson’s Disease. The cruelty of PD is the slow erosion of the physical abilities we...
The Pit of Comparison
In the mid-1980s, Robin Leach greeted television viewers with his booming British accent. I can hear it in my head “Welcome to the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous!” He always ended the show with the...
He’s in the Waiting (New post at The Glorious Table)
Standing during worship, breathing out the words of Kristene DiMarco’s song “Take Courage” as a prayer of peace for my soul, I caught myself contemplating the past few years. I had recently left a position I loved to engage in a life I needed. Years of working a...
I Wish I had Better News
The Wildfire of Gossip (New Post at The Glorious Table)
At a prayer chapel on top of a hillside in Redding, California, I sat on the grass overlooking the city just one year after a raging fire swept through, destroying everything in its path. The Carr Fire jumped the Sacramento River, blew through three counties, and took...
The Example of Joseph (New Post: The Glorious Table)
I’m the youngest of five children, as well as the only girl. It’s often assumed that I must have been the favorite in my family, but life was more complicated than that, and it would take volumes to explain how emotional issues arose in a family with two loving,...
Your Feelings are Valid
I've picked up more of the cooking in our home lately and with that, I can tell you with all confidence that the smoke alarms throughout the house are working just fine (Ahem). Just like our feelings, they sense something but when they go off they cannot tell the...
How Well Do You See Your Life? (New Post at The Glorious Table)
A few months ago, I had cataract surgery on my left eye. As soon as the anesthesia wore off, the vision in that eye began to clear. For several days afterward, I found myself alternating closing my eyes, right eye then left, amazed at the comparison. I was genuinely...
Are You Chasing Love? (New Post at The Glorious Table)
Have you ever chased love? Like many women of my generation, I found love to be elusive, especially in my formative years. With the way society’s emphasis on finding love diverges from the church’s view, the waters were already muddy when I first dipped my toe in. The...
