What are your pet peeves? Seems like that’s a typical “ice-breaker” question in some settings. It’s similar to another get-to-know-you question: “What is your most embarrassing moment?” The problem is I’ve always had trouble coming up with an answer. But, I also have trouble coming up with answers to “What’s your favorite movie?” and “Who’s… Read More Shopping Carts and Scoffers
About to get on a plane back to Massachusetts this morning. These were my thoughts on the flight to Texas last week… Cruising near 30,000ft on my way from Massachusetts to Texas via Chicago. Time to take Kory back to Baylor for his sophomore year. From my window seat the sky is blue, the clouds are… Read More Through the Clouds
My husband just confronted me about something I said to my children recently. And for the record, this hardly ever happens, his correcting me or having issue with something I’ve said or done, that is. In fact, I’ve worried before that he was secretly harboring all kinds of ill will and complaints against me and… Read More I Dare Not Trust
Happy Friday! I’m sitting here near a sunny window in a central Massachusetts Starbucks waiting for a beautiful young woman to meet me for coffee. It’s sort of a halfway point for each of us, and I’m remembering several other mid-way coffee dates I’ve had here. Life, walking with Christ, ministry….and boys (You know, the… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ Raspberry Dark Chocolate Muffins (& Summer Sanity)
Her complimentary Birthday Chocolate Dome at her favorite place to eat: PF Chang’s. This pretty girl turned 14 yesterday! She started the day with a trip to the gym at 7am. This was not her preferred wake up time, of course, but turning 14 means that you are now old enough to go to Planet… Read More 1 Birthday, 1 Bedridden & 5 Beach Bound
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
Summer 2006 ~ Introducing my kids to heroes of the faith This picture. I have been searching high and low for it so that I could include it in this part of the story. I’ve had my kids searching high and low, too. I spent time in my 100 degree, newly insulated attic yesterday going… Read More The Saint on Strawberry Cove: Part 2
It was not surprising to me that this was her address when I saw the return label on her envelope about 14 years ago. #10 Strawberry Cove, Magnolia, Massachusetts. Of course that’s where she lives. It’s perfect. I couldn’t believe she had written me back. I reached out to Elisabeth Elliot, widow of Jim Elliot,… Read More The Saint on Strawberry Cove: Part 1
Hi Mom and Dad ~ we’re having a great time at camp this week, and it would be even better if the camp pastor would stop photo-bombing us. He’s kind of weird. But even when he’s not photo-bombing, we sort photo-bomb ourselves with as many silly shots as possible. In fact, we may have forgotten… Read More Postcards From Camp
Oddly enough, it was several several years ago in Vermont that I first paid any attention to you. My husband and I decided to take an afternoon off and drive an hour north on a beautiful summer afternoon. We ended up in a little cafe for iced coffee and cookies. They happened to be playing… Read More Dear Taylor Swift…