The day was perfect. And yes, we do tend to think every day is close to perfect, here at the lake. But Sunday exceeded all expectations....

(Note: My husband approved the following post...) A couple of nights ago Kyle casually mentioned he’d taken a “life events stress...

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who...

Of course, we’ve known for a while. Mom and Dad, once again keeping secrets, until it becomes official. Which it did become, this week on...

I write today for awareness, and also for prayer. In the country of Colombia “demonstrations over a proposed tax overhaul tied to the...

Our front porch faces the morning sun, just like it did at our Andover house. The breeze is crisp, and I wrap myself in a wool poncho, a...

Happy Birthday, Baby Nash! Of course, I know you can’t read this. And even if Mama or Daddy think to read it out loud, you’ll likely be...

I think I stumbled upon a key to a treasure this week. Maybe this sounds dramatic. And maybe it is. Maybe this thing is totally obvious...

It will be remembered as a year of love stories, too. Intertwined like the verses of Old Testament poetry. Woo and woe. Tears and...

Do you know the scene at the end of A Christmas Carol—Ebenezer Scrooge, waking Christmas morning, giddy with relief? That was my husband...

“It’s peacefulness that’s hard to come by on purpose.” I was reading a book in bed when Kyle came into the room, looking panic-stricken....

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you...

Everybody is lying. Everybody feels it, and everybody agrees. We don’t know what to believe. Six years ago this December, our family grew...

I was seven verses into a Psalm before I remembered. It was Election Day. Somehow I’d managed to brew a pot of coffee, and take a longish...

I am in my final weeks of being fifty-two—for the second straight year. LOL. But no kidding. A whole year I’d been aging myself until...

“My friends say there will be a civil war after the election.” My youngest son, visiting from college, looks up from his fish taco to...

I’ve been starting my days outside, on the townhouse patio, a concrete slab tucked under the deck. It’s actually lovely. A backyard pond,...

We forgot to sing the song at Maisy’s birthday party last weekend. I realized later, when I heard it on my car radio this week. Daddy was...

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven… Hasn’t this prayer become our heart’s cry in all this world’s mess?...

A couple of years ago I read an article in Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Journal. The edition was themed around spring cleaning and the piece I...