The Writing Life – Stuck
There’s a word I truly have come to dislike—more than moist or dirge or even spatchcock. It’s a word that threatens to trip me up as I write for...
Stories about Musings and Thoughts
Hospitality isn’t a Gift – Plus #KitchenTherapy with TWO Sweet Treats
Some folks say hospitality is a spiritual gift.
I beg to differ.
I think there are most certainly gifts that are divinely inspired – mine are exhortation, leadership, and wisdom (though...
Shoot Like a Girl | As You Are
She said, “Show them you as you are – behind the words and the images.”
The “she” is my friend, Migdalia. We’ve been together since the early ‘80s, and we’ve...
What Do We Say to a Kid in Kenya?
My friend Mindy and I finished teaching the kids at a school in a remote Kenyan village, and then asked, "Do you have any questions you'd like to ask...
Joy (Advent)
A tiny bird named Benjamin Tit is sharing the secret of joy today - a tiny bird made from a tree that smells like roses when it's being cut...
Hope (Advent)
The heart rests on two picture books, the glow of a candle calling out its design. It was a treasure found in Kenya on one of my latest journeys....
Be Kind to You – and #kitchentherapy for a big, beautiful BFD
Happy Monday! It's World Kindness Day. It's been an officially observed day since 1998, when a group of nonprofits thought it would be nice to focus on what’s good...
Here’s to Us
I hear the tap on the door. “Hey there, you ready?”
“Just a second,” I mumble, under a mass of blue and white floral. “I’m trapped in my dress.”
He smiles...
Maybe We Need Simple Right Now – and #kitchentherapy for Nell
Three ingredients.
A clapboard church. A cookie recipe. And a woman who is "eighty-three and four-fifths."
You might think this #kitchentherapy story is a bit too simple. I encourage...
Let it Go. Let it Out. Let It All Unravel.
“We love words, right GiGi?” I smile, and say, “Yes, Sawyer. We are words people.” I pray he always loves words. I pray he understands their power to work...
Can I Tell You a Secret?
Can I tell you a secret? A while back, I got a lot of attention. Because of a Facebook group I was in, folks visited my blog, they liked...
It’s Time for a New Weapon
I remembered back to a sermon I had preached on a misfit Sunday morning at an apartment complex where some of the most genuine and fragile folks I know...
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