Scripture challenges us to ask: What defines a mother? In the account of Moses’s deliverance from death in the Nile, we find an account of three “mothers.” But it’s tempting to only see two. Sometimes we need to clean our implicit lens to have a closer view. A man from the family of Levi married […]
So Many People Deserve Thanks As My Son Graduates
Every morning, I realize that the days are inching closer to a defining moment.. My youngest child graduates from high school this year. A mix of joyful anticipation, grief, and gratefulness swirl through my being . I am about to have a window seat to a rite of passage that was 18 years in the […]
What I Learned When I Broke My Shoulder
Epiphanies often happen when we recognize our placement in positions of limited power. Several years ago, I fell down the stairs. In an attempt to protect my wailing toddler who stood at the top, I attempted to carry him down to my bedroom. Unfortunately, in a surreal few seconds, I realized I missed a step. […]
Why I Can Walk Slowly Toward God’s Answer
Those one on one conversations can be intimidating. Especially when you are talking to yourself. Recently, I have been doing a lot of reflecting. Not surprisingly, I am approaching a new landscape in my life. My youngest child will enter college in the fall. That reality challenges me to ask myself what I anticipate on […]
Helping Your Kids Define Success on Their Own Terms
As parents, we want “the best” for our children. The parenting journey consists of a path that involves an often zig zag trek forward as we stride the line between rescue and release. But what “the best” looks like may not be the same for every individual. Not even from the same family. All three […]
Eloi, Not Abba: Recognizing Jesus’s Cry on the Cross
This moment for Jesus is a far cry from the one on the mountain. There, he stood with his two closest friends- Peter and John. There, God’s presence was affirmed in the bright cloud which appeared overhead. There, God’s voice proclaimed publicly, ““This is my Son, the Beloved;[c] with him I am well pleased; listen to […]
