The Super Deceptive Race to be Supermom (or Superdad)

The Super Deceptive Race to be Supermom (or Superdad)

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away...
Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.  (1 Cor. 13) I wander through the aisles of Hallmark cards and wonder if I’ll find a card that honors her– without extolling the sort of childhood that never...
Mother’s Day

A Scarred Tree

Twenty years before, you would have noticed a simple farmhouse with a large picture window overlooking the fields.  Now all that remains is a blackened trunk sprouting unruly branches–the memorial of a family heritage, a symbol of struggle, and the testimony of...
Mother’s Day

Manic Monday

My manic morning began with the unrelenting pulse of the alarm clock reminding me that the day’s demands required my attention.  I silently pondered a mental “t0 do” list and groaned inwardly.  Better get moving.  The standard pre-dawn routine halted abruptly when...

Belonging

The mountain valley—lush with wildflowers and evergreens—was the perfect setting for my sister, Tiffany’s, wedding.  The afternoon sun cast its warm, honeyed glow on the bride and groom while the soft sounds of birds singing joined the young couple as they made their...