Every time I start one of these monthly posts, my first inclination is to go on about how fast the last four weeks have gone. It’s true, every time. Maybe even more so in the summer.
Here in Kansas, we’ve already had one heat wave, followed by a cooler spell. The rain came back last week, but more always makes me happy. (And all the other Midwestern gardeners said “amen.”)
Several years ago, we took the family to see comedian Tim Hawkins perform. The auditorium was packed. We were high in the balcony, surrounded by people who—like us—were all laughing so hard they were crying. It was a fun, memorable night.
I was pushing my shopping cart back to the cart corral at Aldi when I noticed another customer approaching the store. A larger man with a bushy white beard, he was wearing a mask, overalls, a long-sleeved knit shirt and no coat (a detail that caught my eye because it …
Life is hard. That’s not news to anyone who has been on this planet for more than a week. But—and this is critical to remember—God is good. His goodness is not rated by what happens to you or me, or any group of people. It’s an intrinsic part of who …
I was listening to the radio a few weeks ago when the deejay said her son had asked her to teach him to drive. My ears perked up, since I had been doing that very thing with my daughter Molly for the last year. The announcer shared how she was …
Last Monday, after a weekend of rain and sickness, the blues washed over me. I pushed through the items on my to-do list just to remain productive. (It’s good, sometimes, to put yourself on auto-pilot and take care of the next thing.) At one point, I found myself sitting at …