They looked at each other, shocked, as the realization hit them both. This friend of mine—She’s lonely too. These are two of the loveliest women I know. They are rarely alone. One has a gift for hospitality. She welcomes people, especially into her home. And her hugs are healing things. The other is people-centered....
Category: Engage: Faith
Accept the Now
Like most of us, I have tended to live for the next. The next season. The next accomplishment. The next stage. I am learning, slowly, to accept the now. I don’t like the now, to be honest. I don’t like its messy. I don’t like all the flaws I see in it (and in...
I Disagree: I am Strong
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thingYou say I am strong when I think I am weakYou say I am held when I am falling shortWhen I don’t belong, oh You say that I am YoursAnd I believe, oh I believeWhat You say of meI believe ~Lauren Daigle It’s a...
Anxiety and Responsibility
Last week, I wrote about control and responsibility. Obviously, I do have some responsibility toward other people. I really can’t just throw up my hands and leave everyone to their own devices. That’s no more helpful than trying to control everyone. Flip sides of the coin, you know? But I realized that my sense...
The Hard Work of Hope
Hope has always seemed like some dreamy, far-off thing to me. A gauzy curtain out ahead somewhere and not terribly relevant, really, to today. But it’s actually entirely relevant. And very hard work. Planting Trees Eric and I were walking around our property on Sunday afternoon looking at the trees that we’ve planted...