When You’re Not Quite Ready for the Change in Seasons
The wind comes racing through the trees, sending pine needles and leaves pelting down like hail on a tin roof. […]
Are You Willing to Go To War?
He’s packing up his truck, fitting sheets and pans and years of memories all in the back. His combat boots sit […]
A Wedding in Hood River
This past weekend we loaded up the 2 year old and the 3 week old, armed ourselves with stickers and […]
The Beginning of Wild Faith and Beautiful Places
Time is flying by and I almost didn’t notice the date as it passed: August 29th. We’re out here at […]
When You Think You Don’t Have Time for Rest
The dishes have been cleared and I’m scraping the last of the ice cream from my bowl when Tom Nearing starts talking about bats. There’s a disease making its way towards the West Coast called White-Nose Syndrome, a fungus that disrupts a bat’s sleep schedule so that they end up flying themselves to death.
And Roundup, that weed-killer that’s been around since 1974? It works by disrupting a weed’s rest cycle so that it works itself to death.
We all sit for a moment, stunned by the simple yet unmistakable truth: Rest is not a luxury but a necessity of life. Without it, you will die.
When You Want To Be More Than Just Pro-life or Pro-Choice
Two pink lines slowly came into focus and my heart began to seize up inside my chest. Where there should […]
When Your Faith Needs Growing
$200. That’s how much we had to our name August 1, 2014. Rent was due and we were a long way […]
Lessons from the heart of California
Driving North up the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles, you see a stunning version of California. Crashing waves to […]
When Big Grace Comes Through Little Hands
Her little hand stroked my cheek as I sang, “Amazing Grace.” I could barely choke out the words, tears brimming […]
When You Realize Your Dreams Are Small
The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s. The last owner was a Hollywood movie star […]