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Thanksgiving: The Shed-jule, Part III
Thursday. The Big Day. Let’s do this: First, I determine when I need to roll my lazy carcass out of bed. Calculate the time the turkey needs to roast/fry/bar-be-que versus the time dinner should be on...
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New Year’s Resolutions
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” -Oscar Wilde 1. Live. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as...
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The Will of God
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” ~I Thessalonians 5:18 To those who called, and tried to give comfort… To those who wrote a gentle word… To...
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Human Triumph
A “Triumph” passenger kisses the solid ground. Maybe you’ve just kissed the dry land after being on a drifting prison and you don’t know if you’ll ever feel clean again. Maybe you just want a beer....
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Okay, So Top That.
I’m stumped. A recent post of mine was featured on Freshly Pressed, and now all sorts of Delightful and Interesting Wordy Types are finding their way to my small corner of the web. (This is actually...
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In Everything, Give Thanks
The small town in Connecticut where our hearts were broken in December is still hurting. But, even though our neighbors there exist (still, and probably forever) in the grips of such unspeakable grief,...
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My Biblical Heroes: The Grateful Sinner
There were other people in the room when I arrived, though I did not notice them. All I could see was Him. Drawn toward Him, like the tide, I fell at His feet. How beautiful upon the mountains are the...
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4 a.m. Friends
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain...
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Coming Home
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple...
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Seeing Red: Starbucks, the Evangelical Fringe, and Ephesians 4:32
Marketing, which is essentially communicating a message effectively, is an ever-evolving artistic science, especially at this time of year. (Y’all noticing that “this time of year” seems to sneak up on...
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