Journal

Here is where I see God in the ordinary, the mundane, the everyday.
These are the things I am noticing today.

  • The Big Spoon

    The Big Spoon

    This morning started with a spoon. Not a big thing—just breakfast. My oldest didn’t want to get up. He said he was tired, even though he had already slept in past and time was…

  • Protected: Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 11

    Protected: Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 11

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  • Day 900

    Day 900

    As a runner, I tend to notice any “race” verses I come across in Scripture. This week one in Acts caught my attention: “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only…

  • Acts 18

    Acts 18

    “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”— Annie Dillard Most of life is made up of ordinary things. Dishes waiting in the sink. Emails that need replies. Laundry…

  • The Haircut

    The Haircut

    He climbs up onto the spinning chair. She pumps the lever and raises him up.The man-child, all teeth and sweat and scraggly hair. I worry about the buzzer—whether its vibrations will trigger a meltdown.Little…

  • Protected: Weekly Wrap-up: Week 10

    Protected: Weekly Wrap-up: Week 10

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  • Blooming

    Blooming

    I never realized how quickly a tree bloomed. My whole life I have never been one to be still. Always moving, always producing, always proving my value and worth. Keep me around. I will…

  • Balloons

    Balloons

    Yesterday a new book arrived in the mail: Wonder by Meredith Ann Miller. It’s less of a children’s Bible and more of a guide for parents—an invitation to explore Scripture with our kids instead…

  • The Power of a Word

    The Power of a Word

    This past weekend I attended an AI event where we explored the “art of the possible.” Most of us have probably seen how AI can “understand” natural language to answer questions, generate ideas, role-play…