I love this picture of my two big boys building a sand castle. This has been happening every summer for 15 years. The holes get deeper and the piles get higher every year. We just never outgrow the enjoyment of playing in the sand. There were little kids all around us on the beach each… Read More Maine: Building, Running, Celebrating
It happened while I was sitting in a Sunday morning worship service about 6 weeks ago. I don’t really know if it was the Holy Spirit, but it certainly seemed like it. The thought, or rather, the strong compelling notion just kept coming to me: Go and see Elisabeth. You need to go and see… Read More The Saints on Strawberry Cove: Part 3
That was the “ice breaker” question. We went around the circle, introduced ourselves briefly, and then answered that question. A couple of the women wanted to skip answering (but we wouldn’t let them off that easy). Most had trouble coming up with even one man from their own life they could call “good.” Not one… Read More The Best Man You Know? (A Sad, But Hopeful Tale)
On Wednesday morning, I drove to Whole Foods, parked behind the store, walked to our lovely, local bike trail entrance and headed out for my four-days-a-week-six-mile-run. Typically, I can do this directly from my house, but the trail is currently under construction at my neighborhood access point. Whole Foods is only a mile from my… Read More Overheard at Whole Foods
Early morning drive across the state yesterday. I turn off the blaring radio and almost tear up immediately in the silence. I know it’s time to pray, not listen to the latest pop song or even the latest headlines. Adoration ~ You are so generous and good, Lord. You are holy. Sovereign. Your death…it was… Read More Love and Lent {Lent Day 2}
What an incredible journey! Counting 1000 gifts in the course of a year. It was a dare and a challenge the Lord knew I needed to bring healing and new patterns of thought and emotion to a heart that tends toward discouragement and despair. And though I’ll possibly always fight that internal battle, the practice… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ December & Joy Dare Complete!
New Year’s Eve in Austin Texas 2012 ~ Four Seasons Hotel Well, not exactly, but it is an island, off the coast of Maine, accessible only by ferry, and I don’t think cars are even allowed. This is really a blessing to us, although it has taken me a couple of days to warm up… Read More Celebrating 20 Years On A Remote Desert Island
The alarm went off at 4am. We were out of bed a few minutes later and eating breakfast ~ ugh. A rice cake with peanut butter and honey, a banana, some regular H20 and a few swigs of Vitamin Water. I’d rather eat nothing until the race is over, but I know the fuel and… Read More Half Marathon #5 & Running Therapy
After Classical Conversations was over on Monday, Kayla and I made our usual stop at Starbucks (i.e. reward for enduring another week of CC without her friends from home), and then we headed to Michaels to pick up some Valentine supplies. Oh ~ the endless possibilities found on the scrapbook paper and sticker aisles!… Read More Valentine Fun & Flair
While I was sitting on the porch last week, reading, soaking up the sunshine, and enjoying the golden silence, the kids were having a great time in Hondo, TX with Grammie and Paw-Paw. The highlight of their week away was a guided fishing trip that Paw Paw arranged for them. They caught 25 catfish, and… Read More Restin’ and Fishin’ and Runnin’ and Eatin’