Happy Birthday Buddy Boo! It’s hard to believe you would be seven today, Juddy. Seven! When I think of age seven, I am reminded of my own childhood and how much I remember from that time; so much of who I was becoming started to take form around that age. It was such a shaping [...]
December 22, 2011
Today my hubby turns 40. I often marvel that I get to be married to such a great guy, because Drake is… A Godly Man A Faithful Disciple A Loving Husband A Caring Father A Thoughtful Brother A Supportive Son A Creative Thinker A Respected Mentor An Honorable Role Model An Empathetic Counselor An Inspirational [...]
December 19, 2011
At present, I feel like I could use some of Job’s broken pottery. I have been quietly battling an undiagnosed skin condition since then end of June, about 6 months now. But especially in the last month it has become so inflamed that the jagged edges of Job’s fragmented ceramics seem like ideal relief to [...]
November 28, 2011
This picture is part of an advertisement we have received in the mail multiple times in the last several weeks. It leaves a pit in my stomach each time I catch a glance. Although the ad may be intended as comical hyperbole, I find it to be a terrible marketing piece that represents and perpetuates [...]
November 11, 2011
When I was fresh out of college, newly married, and looking for work, there was a man, Gary Rovinski, who saw something in me, stepped out on a limb amongst his colleagues, and hired me to help lead a residence hall (dorm) at Biola University, although I was quite young for the role. His willingness [...]
November 7, 2011
A Poem for My Jud Bud On the 4th Anniversary of His Passing I held you close With death at the door, Each breath full of labor But I wanted more. Your broken body. My broken heart. I was desperate for healing That wouldn’t tear us apart. But in a whisper I heard Him say, Let [...]
November 1, 2011
Dear Judson, I have been staring at this picture of the two of us for many days now after having newly discovered it during a time of deep grief. I gaze upon our closeness and then close my eyes trying to remember what it felt like to be so near to you. In looking at [...]
October 24, 2011
We have another author in our home. A few days ago Jessie approached me with a stack of about six pieces of paper and asked me if I would staple them together so she could write a book. Happy to oblige, I fastened the pages with anticipation of the masterpiece to come. Less than an [...]
October 6, 2011
Seeing as I am acutely aware of simply being a sojourner in this life, I find it fitting that my blog has also been a bit nomadic since its inception over five years ago. But here I am…a new location and a new unrefined look, but the same heart longing to share life with No [...]
September 23, 2011
Throughout the ages, humanity has faced uncertainty—unpredictability in life that can cause anxiety and despair. Our futures are unknown and our paths unsure. Yet, it seems we are especially facing great uncertainty in the current economic, political, and environmental climate of the developed world. Not only do we have the instabilities that come with our [...]
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December 24, 2011
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