I caught myself longing for spring the other day. When I realized what I was doing, I audibly gasped and changed the direction of my thoughts. Longing for spring in the middle of January in Michigan can be a bad move. Lest I forget – it snowed April 1 when we moved back to Michigan […]
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Give me magic
I’m easing my way back into life post-marathon. I’m still working on putting that experience into words. I had no idea how much running a marathon would impact me. And I’m not talking about my knees. Until then, here’s some recent kid conversations that have me laughing. — On the way home from Bible study […]
Summer Berries
I read in the book of Genesis in the Bible that God spoke things into existence. He said, “Let there be Light.” And there was Light. But I’m not sure He spoke everything into existence. I was pondering this thought of God speaking Creation into being as I traipsed through the woods behind my in-laws […]
Home
It’s hard to believe it, but our 14 month transition is over, and we’re finally settled into our own place again. We closed two weeks ago today, and the days have flown by in a flurry of paint and unboxing. I feel so blessed beyond words. Our new place is so much more than I […]
The 18 hour journey
I was a self-absorbed seventeen-year-old American girl when I stepped onto a passenger train in Moscow the sumer of 1994. My travel companions and I were disgruntled that the 10-hour train ride our itinerary had boasted from Moscow to Samara was, according to our guide, actually going to be 18-hours. What were we supposed to […]
Good Reads
In between trying out new contacts, devouring strawberry shortcake (with biscuits), and coming up with creative rainy-day activities for the kids this week, I found some reads that are too good not to pass along. Enjoy! Sarah Cunningham posted great thoughts on what it means to “give your life to God.” As I think about […]