Daily Step – Using what we have to bring hope.
Two plastic flowers sit in a homemade vase on my desk – a sign of hope and light. I was sitting on the couch this weekend...
August 25, 2020
Daily Step – Remember it’s not always about the final product.
I’ve had these geometric shapes since my first year of teaching 18 years ago. I think a professor gave them to me (memory fades after so...
August 24, 2020
Sunday Stride – Even “the rock” had cracks.
God is calling us to big things. Huge. And as we discern what those are, let us remember what God is not calling us to –...
August 22, 2020
Daily Step – This is 40!
I snapped this photo yesterday randomly. I was trying to just capture a quick image of my boys playing nicely. After all, they had just argued...
August 21, 2020
Daily Step – A Lesson in Love
Turns out – brothers fight. A lot. Particularly when they have the same DNA. My identical twins have been getting into fights with each other a...
August 20, 2020
Daily Step – Sometimes you lose.
My sons can be quite stubborn sometimes. If they grow weary of a walk outside, they might just plop down on the grass and refuse to...
August 19, 2020
Daily Step – Welcome home.
Today is my 36th first day of school. I’ve been in school every single year since I was four years old. I don’t remember back that...
August 18, 2020
Daily Step – Don’t worry. The good will shine through.
I wonder if this is any indication on how this week will go? This Saturday I decided to use some aging apples and bananas to make...
August 17, 2020
Sunday Stride – Humility and Faith
Today I’m praying for humility and faith. Saturday mornings these days I go to the grocery stores when they open. I hit the one that opens...
August 15, 2020
Daily Step – It’s gonna be okay.
We are a week in and I’m floored by how quickly the boys adapted to masks. I have to admit. I was super nervous. I watched...
August 14, 2020