Sean jumped in the car after school today, threw a paper in my direction, and said “Read this!” I glanced over the newsletter and saw the announcement of a new school-wide project. As he buckled in, he announced that we…
Eyes to See
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Free To Be Me! True-Faced not Two-Faced
I lived most of my life to please others. I was the person they needed and wanted me to be. It did not matter who I really was inside; if I didn’t fit their mold, I changed myself to make…
Gazing on the Lord of Glory
It is snowing again. It is ironic how, at the beginning of winter, snow makes me feel good. I remember all the fun things from my childhood: sledding, snow forts, catching the first flakes on my tongue. The stark, bare…
Against All Hope
Everything we see, everything we hear, everything we feel ~ it can all tell us that it’s time to quit trying, to give up our dream and our calling, to give into despair. Sometimes, it would be easier to slide…
Psalm 3: The Conversion of Language
Psalm 3: A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O Lord, how my adversaries have increased! Many are rising up against me. Many are saying of my soul, “There is no deliverance for him in God.”…