The Mess of Motherhood

“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” Psalm 139:16 Mother’s Day is such a sweet sentiment with all the flowers, cards, and sermons. Under the layers of tissue paper, however, there...

Spring Cleaning

As I open my master closet, the door seems heavy. It’s time for spring cleaning. I have a natural gift of purging and organizing, so why does this chore seem so hard? I hesitate and draw a breath. My hand reaches for the knob, and I know on the other side waits my uninvited friend—loneliness....

Light Up the Dark

We don’t have cable in our home, and PBS is the only channel we get that has any type of children’s programming. Of the options available, the one show my kids regularly see begins just in time for me to get dinner ready. The only negative is that it is the last kids’ show of...

The Enemy Within

Narcissus was an unusual boy in Greek mythology. The son of Greek gods, he was endowed with a beauty that was beyond that of ordinary mortals. Women were enchanted by his beauty–even the other gods were mesmerized by him. The rest of Narcissus was all too ordinary. He was young, and like too many...

Wimpy Dads

Wimpy Dads: I am not talking about some guy who cannot carry a couch over his shoulder or who has never played Rugby. I am talking about the dad who does not understand his role as a man, and therefore cannot fulfill his responsibilities as a father and a husband. There was a time...

Will You Be My Neighbor?

We live in a hyper-social society — however, the art of true socializing is all but gone. Families are fully immersed in their smartphones and disengaged with one another. People flock to Facebook before their alarm clock stops buzzing, and others are drawn to posting their life in photos for the entire world to view. What a paradox: we know what our...

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