Brooke Bullman introduced me to the idea of soul home. “Where,” she asks, “is your soul home?” My husband had an unexpected response. He chose the restaurant, Jason’s Deli. Our family giggled at his answer, teasing him. But, when I asked him to explain, he said we were always happy there—food and smiles in abundance. […]
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The same God who brought you the good old days will bring you the good new days.” I read this bit of wisdom in a book by John Claypool when I was a teenager, and I’m still quoting it to myself today. The New Year is beginning, and although I feel a twinge of excitement […]
The December garden’s last flash of beauty was glazed in ice. I bid farewell to the delicate petals and colored leaves while peering through their frozen casements. Cold though it was, this month “bloomed” with warmth and beauty. * Decorating cookies with my extended family * Cozied up on the couch, a son on either […]
“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:19-20 I’d like to put the world on pause today. Keep my three-year-old cuddly in his footy […]
A little while ago, my children and I were driving in the car, listening to the audio recording of Little House on the Prairie when it arrived at the Christmas chapter: “Mr. Edwards Meets Santa Claus.” Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing is so charming, so full of vivid descriptions and the warmest of family moments. In […]
The November garden is like the last glowing embers of a beautiful fire before the cold sets in. I appreciate the painted leaves and brave final flowers all the more because of their impermanence. Here are some of the “blooms” in my life and in my garden over the past month. * Confederate Rose Mallow […]
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