As children, my older sister and I would watch a series of VHS tapes called The Wind in the Willows which is also the name of the novel on which these videos are based. I could do some research on the series or the book and provide you, dear reader, with a synopsis but that’s…
What I’m currently reading
I’ve become one of those 5-or-more-books-at-a-time readers. How? Sometimes I get a little bored. It’s not that the book is boring but that my initial excitement over it wanes. Not a great excuse, I know. Other times, I’ll take my children to the library so that they can return books and get new ones. As…
16 years
Yesterday, April 16, 2026, was 16 years since Matthew died. Or maybe it was April 15th. Time erases things. Maybe that’s best, memory loss about the details surrounding a loss. But I haven’t forgotten everything. Each April, I know the day is coming when the azaleas start to bloom. Before that day in 2010, I…
Salvation & discipleship (pt 2)
Salvation enables us to enter into a healing journey with God. This journey is discipleship. Let me see what I can do to clarify these words by using a bit of dictionary jargon (in italics) and adding my own understanding. healing…to make sound or whole.Everything won’t be all good until we’re safely collected by Jesus…
A little peek into how I’m thinking about salvation (pt 1)
I accidentally wrote “peak”…and I’m reading more than ever…guess I need to study my daughter’s spelling bee list with her. In other news, I’ve been thinking a lot about salvation. I’m often thinking about salvation because I find that there’s a close relationship between our views on salvation and other things like our picture of…
A Psalm for One Unsure of Praise
How can I forget the Lord’s mercy?How can I live as if his forgiveness is fleeting? The sunset reminds me to put the day to rest.The sunrise reminds me to make room for what will come. I am here in spite of what could be;I have yet to become dust. Until then, I will use…
A Psalm for Those Who Love
Lord, when will the ice melt?Oh Lord, when will it be absorbed into the ground like a dog’s urine?For centuries, the ground has been saturated with blood that never should have been shed, while ice in all its iterations remains unphased, reinforced by the cold blasts of money meant for mercy not for murder. My…