Jesus has a way with words. More specifically, he has a way with simple questions that get right to the point. And sometimes they get personal. For example — “Why are you anxious about clothes?” he asked not long ago as I slammed my closet door. It’s been a long time since I read Matthew […]
MAKE THE MOST OF THE R.E.S.T. OF THE SUMMER
How can it be mid-summer already?! And how did I get this far without resting? Summer used to be one lazy day running into the next: swimming and picnics and hand-cranked ice-cream, nights full of stars and fireflies. Above all, there was time to rest. Time to watch the clouds or fish and paint and […]
HE LEADS ME BY STILL WATERS
“By Still Waters” was Mother’s name for our house. I never gave it much thought, beyond that it had a nice ring to it. But today, sitting by the still waters of a mountain lake and soaking in the quiet, I thank her for instilling in me the knowledge of the possibility of peace: She […]
