June 23, 2020 Entertained by Hopelessness Early evening sunlight warmed the porch and streamed into the kitchen where I was frantically managing dinner. The chicken was out on the grill…
June 16, 2020 The Cross Before Me It was late when Brian got home from worship band practice. He’d been at church that Maundy Thursday night for hours, practicing for Sunday—Easter…
June 9, 2020 For When the Clouds Roll in Brian and I were standing on the deck as the last of the blue sky faded into black. A yellow moon rose over the yard, highlighting wisps of clouds shifting across the sky…
May 30, 2020 When Justice Seems Shortsighted As I write this, the governor of my state is on the verge of declaring Marshall Law. After the atrocious murder of George Floyd earlier this week, riots have…
May 26, 2020 On Panic Attacks, PTSD, and Perspective It was mid-December, and once again, I found myself on the floor of our kitchen, my back pressed hard against the sink cabinet. I was hyperventilating…
May 19, 2020 When the Promised Land Doesn’t Feel Like Promise We stood in awed silence, surrounded by frozen north woods beauty, our breath shimmering in the winter morning sunlight. We had crunched our way over bridges…
May 12, 2020 There Was No Planning For Any of This I wiped the sweat from my face and took a long swig of water. I’d been running on our elliptical machine, working out the stress and frustration of…
May 5, 2020 A Slice of Light “LEAVE. ME. ALONE!” I was a whirlwind of rage and cursing, storming through our house in the Twin Cities.
April 28, 2020 The God of Found Things For almost a year now I have found myself praying for lost things. And you can call it luck or coincidence or inevitable, but God has answered every time.
April 21, 2020 Into the Woods I wasn’t going to write this; I told myself I’d steer clear of Covid and quarantine and things that divide. But I can’t shake…
