Camera On or Off? How to Bear Witness
No Video Please I snuggle into the recliner in my living room on this Sunday afternoon. I open my laptop. The Zoom event will begin in 5 minutes. I click…
Read moreHow to Win Your Fight with Time . . . in your four thousand weeks
When Everything Slows You Down The elevator still isn’t here. We’re stuck on the 8th floor lobby. We need to get down to the 1st. My 3-month-old grandson has been…
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Can You Tell a Good Story?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
It’s Friday night and I’m sitting on the floor in our bathroom, towel at the ready. I’ve run the warm bathwater for my 3-year-old granddaughter. We’ve been playing hard all…
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When Tragedy Feels Personal – 8 Children from Girls Home Die in Alabama Accident
+ Frame the Moment to Last
I didn’t hear the news until Sunday morning. My daughter Jenna sent me a text about the wreck. On Saturday, June 19, 2021, around 2:30 p.m., a vanload of young…
Read moreHas Your Life Returned to Normal Yet? Is This Now Normal?
We all wonder: when will life return to normal again? I turn off the ignition. I stay in my car. No other cars are here yet. But it’s only 4:20…
Read moreHow Does It Feel to Be Alone?
It’s So Empty Where are the people? The waiting room is totally empty and it’s already 8:30 a.m. It’s only me and signs that say, “PLEASE DO NOT SIT HERE”…
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