I used to love amusement park rides. There was nothing too rough, too bumpy, too spinny, or too fast for me. Then, sometime in my 20s things I used to love started to make me nauseous. I’m not alone in this. My kids, however, inherited that childhood love of mine and drag me onto the …
This is a Day of New Beginnings
This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that’s gone. -383 in the Hymnal We often mistake the present for the future and the way things are for the only way they can be. It’s understandable, of course: …
Back to Plumb
The game Jenga teaches many lessons. If you’ve ever played a quick round, you know there is always a moment when things turn sideways and collapse becomes inevitable. Maybe someone takes a piece from too far down the tower for the top to be properly supported; maybe it’s an inadvertent brush that knocks things off kilter in a way …
The Freedom to Run
It started with intentionally taking time each afternoon to walk my dog this past Spring. It’s easy to take on lots of responsibilities and mentally prioritize some things over other things. Then one day you realize that, completely unintentionally, you haven’t taken your dog for a real walk in weeks. He’s not happy about it. You aren’t happy …