To celebrate Veterans Day, click over to my friend Amy’s blog for her story. Her husband, Nick, served in Iraq. He’s the twins’ Godfather, and one of our very favorite Veterans. Amy and Nick’s story is a remarkable one, a story they’re still living today. Through Nick’s deployment and PTSD, they both have learned so...Continue Reading
Last week I was at the Storyline Conference, which is pretty much the happiest place on Earth for creative people. Experiencing Storyline was the same thrill as watching our kids experience Disney for the first time. Welcome to Disneyland, kids. Dance with the bubbles streaming out of the streetlights. Scream on your favorite rollercoasters. Laugh hard...Continue Reading
After twelve years of trying to figure out what it means to be a successful Writer, I’m finally learning a bit. I’m starting to realize that playing the role of Writer is ego-feeding, control-freak work. It’s not writing, and real writing is what gives me the healing I desperately need. When I’m scared, I try to...Continue Reading
When our oldest daughter, Catie, was in Preschool, one of my friends taught the four-year-olds at her school. I ran into her the summer before Catie started in her class and she asked how Catie was coming with writing her name. “Writing her name?!” I was shocked. “She’s only four.” “Some kids can write their...Continue Reading
The kids and I handed out thousands of water cups at a triathlon Mike competed in this summer. Even though our family had a great day helping those thirsty runners, I can see the metaphor in this picture. It shows a lesson God is teaching me more and more every day. Here’s what I’m learning:...Continue Reading
Hello, Friends…. Just a quick question: have any of you gotten rid of Facebook? More and more, I think I’d be better without an account. Often, I feel like I’m pressing my nose up against the glass of other people’s lives. This takes time away from those I really love to connect with. But...Continue Reading
This weekend our family headed down to Galveston for three days at the beach. We collected shells, took long family walks, ate delicious seafood dinners, did two museum tours, and soaked up an afternoon of body surfing and sandcastle-building. The weather was gorgeous, the locals were friendly, and the beach was so peaceful. This glorious...Continue Reading
To show how God helps us with scary problems, the Fifth Graders did chapel about David and Goliath and fear. Then each of them told about a Goliath in their lives. Catie’s Goliath was that she doesn’t understand math. No surprise. Struggling with Fifth Grade math is as genetic as her blonde hair, big feet,...Continue Reading
Sam and Elisabeth are back in the same class this year. This means they’re spending every minute of every day together. They are bonded together like super glue. With one glance across the dinner table, they can dissolve each other into giggles. They cry when the other gets in trouble. Like an old married couple,...Continue Reading
My friend, Bonnie, has been in a coma for several weeks. She is 31 years old. Even though Bonnie is a decade younger than me, she’s always been wiser. We were supposed to travel to Chicago together this month for the Storyline conference, and we joked she was in charge of our itinerary because...Continue Reading
