a nation, nineteen years later
I remember that day so vividly. I was five, eating breakfast. I walked into the living room searching for Mom, and the news had been left on. There on the screen was a lady, talking. And suddenly,…
wokeness — and why I’m not
Woke. Intersectionality. Virtue signaling. Social justice. There’s a whole new language that we as Christians need to muddle through in today’s world. In fact, some of these are terms I’ve learned in the past year. There’s some…
from the archives: a lesson from the garden
As we have already began a busy summer season that seems to promise the enjoyment of many fruits of our garden this year, I thought I would share these thoughts I wrote about the subject more than…
have faith in God
“Have faith in God, He’s on His throne, Have faith in God, He’s watching over His own, He will not fail, He shall prevail, Have faith in God, Have faith in God!” This rousing hymn was going…
praise God from whom all blessings flow . . .
One of my favourite quotes is from G. K Chesterton: “The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder.” Sometimes, we get caught up in the big, life changing events, and forget…
it is well with my soul
A new year has just dawned. And in the midst of the whirlwind and chaos I call life, I’m not quite ready for it. There has been so many new things in this last year, so many…
music down in my soul
I sang a song with a choir last year that went something like this: “I’ve got this music down in my soul, and it fills my heart with joy of the Lord, I’ve got this music down in my soul,…
it’s not romantic
There is an idea circulating in our conservative homeschooled communities that is being seen as romantic, larger than life, and courageous. The one who pulls this off has been quite successful, indeed, and has done something worthy…
summer’s end
I woke up to an almost chilly morning. A breezy, beautiful morning, that was begging for me to go outside and sit on the porch. The sky was a bright, deep blue. October blue. The air was…
independence day
Sunday evening we sat out in a hot parking lot with a friend, at a church car show. We were waiting for the darkness to descend. So we could see the fireworks. They were beautiful. Stunning. And…
