“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit We’re nearing the final days of May, a little shocking for...

There is a moment during childbirth where you no longer care what is happening in a room, who is staring or what they might think...

There’s a large hole in the window screen just over our kitchen sink. Inside it, two tiny wrens are building their nest, their secret. All...

The world is dark, and light is precious. Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux For all of us, there are life seasons that feel bright and...

Although you might not always see or read about it here, our family has endured quite a few hardships the last few years, the sort...

Belief isn’t always easy. But this much I have learned, if not enough else— to live with my eyes open. I know what everyone wants...

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? {Matthew 16} Some...

Each year, August seems to be one of the harder months around here. The long days grow hotter, keeping us indoors more. I also tend...

“This is not our home,” Mark told the kids, pointing to the house we’d lived in the last seven years — the only house they...

Mark, I wonder if I’ll ever forget that moment. That phone call. That evening, sitting by the pool at my parent’s house, talking about American...