Better Than A Hallelujah

In honor of today, August 26, 2012, the day of our dear friend's ordination, a song we sang during his service.  It was a privilege and ...

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns) Mindy Kaling Our book club has been struggling this summer, both with our readin...

There's a wall that has been standing Since the day that Adam fell Sin is where it started And Sin is why it held Speaking as a prisoner...

I have three beautiful and amazing girls.  They like to giggle together.  They like to snuggle with each other.  They like to play Little Pe...

In celebration of the Miles for Hope 5K yesterday and its local 2012 ambassador, Mitchell Buning , and his victory over a brain tumor . . ....

Yesterday in church, our pastor shared an email from one of our members who is currently in Thailand, visiting her son and daughter-in-law a...

You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know: A true story of family, face blindness, and forgiveness Heather Sellers In Sellers's memoir, s...

Hope is a funny thing.  So is seeing a movie the night after a horrific shooting at its premiere. Obviously we are half a country away fro...

This morning, in the coolness of my bedroom (okay, it was probably about 80 degrees--but that's cool if you'd entered the room the n...

This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Fathe...

This may be the longest break I've taken from blogging since 2012 and my new goals began.  Now that we're (more than--how did that h...

I'm not in church (proper) again this Sabbath.  I was raised in church and going to church and playing church and never taking a Sunday ...

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd I should start by acknowledging that I didn't love this book ....

The Future of Us Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler What a clever concept for a book!  Especially for a girl who graduated high school in 19...

The song that woke me up on vacation: day two.  Megan and Addie were singing together yesterday morning.  At the top of their dear, little l...

Day one of vacation: * Laid in bed for 1/2 hour after I woke up. * Lost my temper (before 9:00 a.m.). * Signed Ellie up for a summer r...

I recently had a conversation with a friend about something that happened more than a year ago.  As is often the case in broken relationship...

"Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." Exodu...

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed i...

I had an epiphany today.  As I was reading Sports Illustrated , I came across something I wanted to blog about.  I thought, "EEK!  I ca...