Murals and Post-It Notes

(This post is adapted from a talk I recently gave to the ABIDE Women’s group at Truett McConnel University) My daughter Emma and I were at a museum in Knoxville TN last month. For me, the most memorable exhibit was a mural titled, “History of...

Changing Seasons

It’s been a minute since I’ve written! We moved to Georgia, our daughter, Eliana, got engaged, our son, Thomas, left for college, and Dave and I started teaching exclusively online. Whew. Lots of changes. While our changes – though monumental –...

a-MAY-zing

I’ve debated writing this blog. I have no problem writing about hard times – and I’ve had my fair share over the last few years. But this blog is about good times – amazing times – and I feel a little worried. Like I might...

The Worst Word

I was listening to a podcast last week that has been reverberating in my mind ever since. The speaker used the story of Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29-30) to discuss the problem of idolatry – worshipping the created instead of the Creator. Rachel wanted children...

Hard Work > A+

I was raised to understand that hard work is necessary. I saw Mom and Dad work hard, expect hard work from us, and push through difficulties. They didn’t make excuses for themselves, and they didn’t allow us to make excuses. But is that mentality going the...