For a while now, I have been challenged and haunted and just generally curious about growing up into maturity in Christ. I have been on a journey around what Jesus has to say about us growing up and how that happens in us, for a while. If you are reading this blog post, you are […]
While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them. Luke 24:15 As two of his disciples walked from Jerusalem to Emmaus on that first Easter Sunday, mulling their profound disappointment and confusion surrounding the events of their master’s crucifixion, Jesus came near and walked with them. At first, they did […]
On the Iowa prairie where I live, the most humbling hobby I tend is as a beekeeper. This is my 6th year of beekeeping so you would think I would have a few things ironed out. But, instead, I am among the ranks of beekeepers with multiple years of loss, disappointment, hard work that nets […]
When the last of our three children left for college it was a big deal for me. I had this emotional tension vacillating between sadness and satisfaction. And truth be told, I was ready for a “break.” I had earned it, right? Within the same month that I watched our son’s earthly possessions pack up […]