Recently, I retraced the steps of my childhood. However, walking the territory with my young adult children by my side became a whole new experience. Something profound happens when your kids see, taste, and feel the places that shape your life. This wasn’t the first time, we ventured into the town of my paternal roots […]
Sacred Connections
Pondering What Our Kid’s Birthdays Really Represent
Nothing really prepared me for the way my kids’ birthday celebrations change when they become young adults. Those long eighteen years of child rearing are filled with “in the trenches” moments which flood the senses. Excitement, disappointment, joy, anger, and humor churn through a parent’s being in the course of any given day. Sometimes, it […]
The Stories my Sandals Long to Share
I love my shoes. My eyes initially spotted them in an advertisement in my social media feed. Truthfully, it wasn’t completely a coinicidence that they showed up in the midst of my scrolling. My buying habits are not secretive to the bots monitoring my digital life. I can’t hide from the reminders of my sketchers […]
Trusting God Under a Broom Tree
I am slowly emerging from under my broom tree. Truthfully, they don’t grow in the middle of suburban Illinois so the broom trees in my yard resemble Oak trees. However, metaphorically speaking, they served the same purpose for me: a place to crash in exhaustion from the overwhelming emotions pouring through my veins. I found […]
Why I am Thankful for People I Don’t Know
My young adult son have forged a rhythm of communication in this new place for both of us. Although we navigate this territory together, miles separate us. Catching up on even the most mundane parts of life comforts me. I gain a glimpse into the narrative of his life which, for the most part, I […]
Why We Need Jesus to Adjust our Vision
The blind man wasn’t the only one who struggled with vision. Walking down the street, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked, “Rabbi, who sinned: this man or his parents, causing him to be born blind?” Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no […]
