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Sometimes, words fail me. This affliction seems to strike me at the most inopportune times. I often find myself without the words that seem appropriate during difficult times. When someone shares something with me that is deeply personal, and sometimes painful, I often find myself struggling with emotions so big that I don’t know how…
Identity
When I was growing up, my dad was in the military. That meant we moved around and got to live in different places. This was also true of the people around us. Whenever someone asked us where we were from when we were growing up, we would inevitably claim the state where our parents grew…
Advent: From Darkness to Light
…the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned. Matthew 4:16 (ESV) Advent refers to the four weeks in the liturgical calendar that lead up to Christmas. It is a time of waiting and anticipation as Christians…
Jesus Wept
I have a constant internal struggle that happens in my house about certain programming on television and whether or not it is appropriate for all ages, and sometimes, even for myself. Perhaps you might be wondering – what t.v. shows are the source of such angst? The evening news. To be completely honest, I am a…
Beyond Thanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving. There is something about this particular holiday that tugs at my heart strings in a way that so many of the other holidays don’t. Perhaps it is because it is less commercialized. Thanksgiving doesn’t tend to get caught up in gift giving or candy or trying to make sure the secular message…