happy birthday jesus…
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to, cry if I want, cry if I want to. You would cry too if it happened to you. –Leslie Gore, 1966 I’m staring at the plastic Santa, inflatable Snoopy house, and mechanical deers on my neighbors lawn wondering...
weaving benevolence…
Acts 11:29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea. She sat at the loom and methodically laced beautiful strands of string. Each strand was a different color, yet when sewn together, a beautiful piece of...
critics and quotes…
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives...
trails and life…
The sweat. The fall. The doubt. The belief. The sunrise. The trail. The pain. The end. The sun was calling over the mountains like a siren to sailor’s death. The mountain called. I responded. Step by step, minute by minute, mile by mile, I endured the hill. Half...
I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
