This past autumn was rough. It began promisingly enough: my two oldest daughters started preschool, giving me three glorious days a week with only the baby; I was cranking away on my writing and had just landed a bi-weekly column … Continue reading
Today is dies cinerum (day of ashes), which we now refer to as Ash Wednesday. It is the first day of a forty-day Lenten season (also known as Lent) leading up to Easter Sunday. Typically, this is known as a … Continue reading
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15 (ESV). This scripture is pretty straightforward: be happy with/for those who have a reason to be happy; be sad with/for those who have a reason to be sad. … Continue reading
This Christmas, I directed our church’s annual Christmas pageant. Notice that I don’t say, “I volunteered to direct our church’s annual Christmas pageant,” because I didn’t. How I came to head up this massive production is still unclear to me. … Continue reading
The title of this post pretty much sums up how I have felt the last few months. At one point I wondered if I was having a faith crisis. That turned out not to be the case. At other times … Continue reading