This past week I had the sacred privilege of sitting with my mother while she slowly and bravely made her trek through the valley of death. Watching her tiny frame prepare for its final breath was a holy invitation to reflect and give thanks. Her body may have been the instrument offered to deliver […]
Category Archives: Humility
Reflections from Renewal
Last weekend will go down in my personal history book with a dog-eared marker and more memories than 72hrs should be allowed to carry. I attended and participated in a conference with hundreds of early educators who love and serve children. Worship leader Peter Neumann watered our parched souls. Inspirational speakers reignited our passion […]
In a Moving Vehicle
For now, they share the back seat while I drive. A carseat and a walker. Time never stands still, but today, my personal timeline sits in my car. I hesitate to look in either direction – back or forward. I have no recollection of ever occupying a carseat myself, in fact I remember being […]
Sacred Shears
When my husband comes out of the garage armed with clippers and a ladder, I know what’s coming. It’s that time of year again – time to prune the fruit trees. It hardly seems fair to choose winter for pruning. The poor trees are already stripped of everything that gives them worth and […]
Dirt, Work & Waiting
My husband and I spent the bulk of the day yesterday working around our house. He worked on it and I worked in it. Our jobs were nothing alike. He labored to encase electrical wires in a tube on the side of our garage while I cleaned inside. I dusted, waxed, vacuumed, climbed step stools, […]