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28 Reasons I’m ready for the “empty nest”
Twenty-eight years ago today Gary and I said “I do” to love and life together. Since that day we've added four kids, and a few dogs, birds, turtles and gerbils--that's what I get for marrying a veterinarian. This fall, though, we'll be back to just the two of us...
3 things to pray for your kids on summer adventures
Within a week we’ll be sending three of our boys in different directions for the summer. Two will go “woofing” in Wyoming and the other will go to Stellenbosch, South Africa for a sports ministry internship. No, I didn’t misspell roofing, it’s “woofing” – world wide...
How to be “God with skin”
"I'm trying to trust God. But lately I’ve told him that I need to see him with skin." That's what a friend of mine said last week. I could have given her a quick answer about Jesus being God with skin. Immanuel, God with us. He became flesh and lived among us. But...
“What more could a mom ask?”
I looked back in my journals and found an entry from about 20 years ago. At that time we had four kids under the age of six while we lived in Venezuela. I was barely surviving one day at a time. Since Mother's Day is approaching, I thought I'd share the entry (a...
2 Reasons we don’t like to look at the cross
The cross is hard for us to think about. We prefer to make it a small footnote of the Easter story and primarily focus on the resurrection. If I were following Jesus in his days, I’d rather dismiss myself from the table before he washed the disciples’ feet and join...
To look at the cross and then at our hearts
With the approaching Easter weekend, I've been reading about the cross and resurrection from a collection of authors in the book, "Bread and Wine". I thought I'd share this meaningful quote with you by Evelyn Underhill. "To look at the Crucifix and then to look at our...
Landmarks of a West Texas journey well travelled
This week was the end of the soccer season for our youngest son. We finished his year with a road trip east and another one to the west, so I had an idea. “Let’s make it our victory lap.” Our family has been circling on a huge racetrack encompassing West Texas with...
Spiritual disciplines and a shovel – what they have in common
The blister on my hand and sore squatting muscles are signs that it's spring break (or maybe more of a sign that I'm out of shape). I've been working in the flower beds pruning roses, raking leaves and pulling weeds that manage to grow when nothing else can. Spring...
Reminders of what matters most
“We won’t be around much longer, so you might as well have it.” That’s what Jim said when I asked him about a stunning yellow bush in his backyard. I was reminded of those words when I went to his wife's funeral a couple of weeks ago. When I was new to Abilene, I...