God’s Not Dead
It’s June. High school graduation parties are in full swing. It’s summer. We have four weddings in two months coming up—one right here on our farm on June 28 with horses in the background and wildflowers on the tables, tucked into vintage blue Mason jars. Pinterest perfection with a Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice ambience. […]
Two Arrows
Today is the day for red and pink and white hearts showered everywhere we look. Today is the day for red roses and confessions of true love. Today is the day of Cupid. But how many of us remember that Cupid carried two kinds of arrows? The one we see in today’s images is golden-tipped, […]
Kneel
She kneels down. Down on her knees she goes to the floor. And what she sees and smells, and what she does, all alone here? This petite woman-child daughter of mine, now 22, this one who colors Disney princess pages in her spare time—she gives thanks for this job. She works for her Lord and […]
God Thaws
Everything frozen is captivating me at the moment—the frozen roads and gravel drive ushering me to our home—frozen path leading me to our barn full of horses—frozen water drips hanging from benches and twigs. After leaving our 22 year old daughter for her first night’s stay in assisted living—her own apartment with a caregiver in […]
Our God Sees
Just recently, I learned of a hidden discipline going on in our home. Nick thought it up and has been implementing it daily for two months. He makes me laugh. Like me, Nick loves country music. We laugh when singers croon about trucks and tractors and beer. I break into my scolding Granny voice and wag […]
Golden Day
Today’s the day. Your golden birthday. Twenty years old on September 20th. Officially, you are no longer a teenager. And you look like a man with your hairy legs, lean and muscled body from running, and face that Dad and I still have to remind you to shave—at least on Sunday mornings. Twenty years old. […]
Time Goes By
Autumn’s crisp is in the air. I can see my breath barely as I step onto the wood planked porch watching you walk down our winding gravel drive to the bus. Your shoulders have broadened and so have your horizons. You’ve left homeschool for high school. With bigger books, with bigger words, you have moved on […]
Bear and Fish, Fear and Trust
The bush plane descends and the pilot directs our attention to the ground through the right windows. “Those black dots down there are bears,” Glen tells the three of us traveling to Geographic Harbor, a remote spot on the coast of Alaska. We learn that people come from all around the globe to this exact […]
Endings and Beginnings
Swimming against the current, salmon travel hundreds of miles from sea through river and come to a hard stop. The end. A dead end. I saw where the salmon end and begin yesterday. They end and begin at the falls. Each year, without fail, salmon swim through the mouth of the Columbia all the way to this […]