“Let’s shut down the blog,” Martha demanded. “We’re hardly using it anymore and it’s not worth the cost.” “No, no!” cried Mary. “This is life-giving! It’s worth it! We’ll add it to the repertoire of rest activities we do when Daddy takes the toddler out once a week!” So here we are on Saturday afternoon. …
Category Archives: Musings
Shade for a toddler
Yesterday I took my daughter to the playground. She’s barely walking, so she holds my hand as she stumbles…
Acquisition of Donkey
Why on earth do we have so much tedious detail about this scene? I’ve always kind of skimmed through it, thinking…
Don’t Drink the Water
Before I became a mom, I didn’t realize how hard it is to keep kids from drinking pool water. Apparently this is one of those universal parenting challenges no one thinks to tell you about in advance. Drinking in general is a challenging area. Babies have a lot to learn so you can’t really blame …
What my dying neighbor is teaching me about lizard brains
I’ve been thinking about lizard brains a lot lately because I see this concept in action every time I hang out with my neighbor, who is slowly dying. That’s a crude way to phrase it, but if you saw her, you’d agree. She weighs less than 85 pounds- just a shadow of the round woman she once was. Hospice…
Life after the freeze
The Russian in the room is always the wild card. Yes, this is a stereotype, and I say it with the utmost affection and respect. I teach a basic-level ESL Bible class to adult learners in my city, and I have one older Russian lady in the class who…
Sneak preview of a song from my upcoming book
I’m almost finished with my first book! I’m very excited to share it with you. It’s called Lavender: When Following Jesus Smells Like Wasting Your Life. This is the story of…
Maximum Trust
During Covid, we’ve had some sweet opportunities to spend time with a handful of close friends who became our “quaranteam.” One Sunday morning, they were all gathered around our dining room table eating waffles when I came out of the bathroom crying. I had to confide in the group that we had been pregnant and …
Diary of an unborn baby
Testing. Is anything there? Hello! Oh! It works! Jesus gave me this notebook and taught me how to put my thoughts in it. It’s very easy; I just press my feelings into the pages and when I look back on them, they’re still here. He said it’s good for me to keep them because they …
Why Skype Can’t Fix Our Loneliness
In theory, social distancing or sheltering in place shouldn’t be too isolating for anyone with decent wifi because we can all connect to each other online. On my calendar this week I’ve got a coffee date with a friend on Skype, church via Facebook live streaming, English coaching for a non-native speaker on Hangouts, and …