Competence
My mom was short of breath. It was becoming increasingly difficult for her to do basic things--like walk across a parking lot--without huffing and puffing.…
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T-Bones
I like steak. A lot. I also like my younger brother. So when Mom asked me what I'd like to have for our "last meal"…
First snow
We had our first snow this week. It's way late. I think we've had one of the warmest falls on record. There's something magical about…
Hope
Sunday we lit the first candle of Advent--the Hope Candle. There's an ancient saying: "Hope deferred makes the heart sick." When our longings are not…
Prioritization
You walk into a room and you see four concerning things: 1) A four-year-old trying to start a Bic lighter; 2) A toddler crying loudly;…
Festival of Lights
I'm really enjoying Timothy Keller's Hidden Christmas for my Advent reading. He points out that Christmas is a festival of lights. Why do we decorate…
A different question
“If you ask, ‘Why is this happening?’ no light may come, but if you ask, ‘How am I to glorify God now?’ there will always…