The Slow Miracles of Love and Time.
There are miracles we don’t likely notice. Things like the power of touch, the tenderness of time, the healing found in connection, the beauty of kindness. I remember as...
Love your enemies. (the year of gathering)
I honestly thought there might be an asterisk somewhere in the pages—a subtle footnote or editor’s revision tucked in the margins. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love...
Being a Safe Place (the year of gathering)
I’m writing two stories right now. The first publishes in October for Redbud Writers Guild. It’s about the freedom found in limitation. The second is for Joyful Life Magazine,...
That’s How We Change the World
I cried a lot last week. Now, in classic Ronne fashion, the tears were tucked away in early-morning prayers and mid-afternoon private ponderings. And as always, I met them...
Every Barn is Better Painted.
One sentence smeared the makeup and stripped away the carefully crafted facade, leaving me once again the middle school girl - awkward, afraid, exposed. One sentence pressed into every...
If 2020 could speak, this is what she would say to you…
There is a guest at your table. You may not see her, but she’s sitting with you. She’s been there for a while now. Her name is 2020. Yes,...
Being the Very First | A Woman named Dorcas
I wonder what it might be like to be the first. The VERY first. I’ve been the first before in some things: the first person to hold a specific...
And Yet, Both Women… (Mary and Elizabeth)
But the angel assured her, “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call...
What Does it Mean to Shine?
What does it mean to shine? For years, I thought it meant being the flame that burned the hottest and brightest. Now, I see things differently. And it's all...
India is in My Hair.
It's Tuesday morning where I'm at right now, and the fragrance of India is in my hair. Though I wash it daily with scents of flowers and vanilla, the...
Why We Need to Gather – and simple summer sides of #kitchentherapy
“I want to teach you a Latin phrase this morning,” the good vicar smiles. “Lex orandi. Lex credendi."
It was the first time I had ever heard the words -...
I Love You. I Just Wanted You to Know.
"I love you. I just wanted you to know.
"I know. We used those words often in the living years. You made it a point to say them, because you...
