Willing. A word for 2013.
I am a hunter, and I am a gatherer – a warrior and a princess. There is something about seeking and finding and treasuring that has value beyond measure....
God the (baby).
The words were written in 1973 by a seasoned television news veteran. They are still as meaningful and beautiful today. Read them and read them again – and share...
Christmas. Stories.
love came down from heaven. love still dwells among us. love has a name. emmanuel. Happy Christmas. Howdy, and welcome to the place I store all manner of thoughts...
praying for peace.
A friend once shared her dilemma with me. She had a beautiful backyard – a sanctuary really. Flowers bloomed everywhere, and the canopy of the trees offered welcome shelter...
Lights and Baskets and Broken Things.
I snuggle under the warm quilt as the day breaks outside, and my mind drifts in a sleepy, still jetlagged fog to another world. The cold outside and Christmas...
Olga, the Transformer
Five years ago, the last Leningrad region orphanage was opened in the town of Kalozhitsy. The selected building was dilapidated, but that didn’t stop the government from asking a...
The Green Dress. What We Know Now.
The steel grey winter sky is a familiar welcome. I’ve heard the summers in St Petersburg are beautiful – with only four hours of darkness, the city comes alive...
Legacy. (a note to my mom)
If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity,...
Sweet and Salty and Spicy Snacks. Give Thanks.
I love Thanksgiving. Even the name of the holiday makes me smile. Just say it out loud. “Thanks. Giving.” It’s the perfect mash-up of two beautiful words. And it’s...
Joyful Thanksgiving.
Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live....
Give Thanks. Tennessee Honey Carrot Cake.
It’s fall, y’all. And that’s a most beautiful thing. Now, here in Austin, Texas, fall is less like the “transition to winter” season I grew up with, and more...
Seeing Eden.
There are days I long for Eden. That “before this world broke down because of sin” place where I just know everything would be perfect – where there would...
