8-26-21(1 minute, 54 seconds) “I’m very sorry Jill,” the assistant said to me apologetically. “We weren’t able to save your sole.” Ever since my botched total hip surgery, I’ve had a “hitch in my get-along” and a difference in the length of my legs. This…

God, Who Never Lies(2 minutes, 12 seconds) Growing up, my credulity, which in most cases is a good thing for little girls to have, led to several points of confusion.Take Santa Claus, for instance. And the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy. Multiple times I questioned…

3 minutes “He satisfies me with good / He fills my life with good things.”Psalm 103:5 My mom adored and sort of personified dogs. Her strategy from their first slobbery lick, excited jump, or unruly barking episode was to drown them in kindness and spoiling….

(1 minute, 8 seconds) When my oldest son and I shared the adventure of traveling to Sweden a few summers ago, we had the enormous joy and privilege of staying with new friends who would become like family to us. They generously hosted us, introduced…

5-31-21 I have never seen a check-out line as long as the one I and about twenty-five other Walmart shoppers were standing in. Only two “staffed” checking lanes were open, and apparently, it seemed to all of us that the self-check option was going to…

5-15-21  (2 min, 15 sec) Among other things, pressing on my mind about six weeks ago was…shelving.  More specifically, measurements for the shelving we were planning to have our carpentry-kiddo build in our new basement. I know, tell me about it. HARDLY worth waking someone up…

(2 minutes, 20 seconds) I went to school to be an Athletic Trainer. And so, by way of a college major, I signed up for being a first responder of sorts for sports injuries and emergencies.On a recent drive with a few family members, I…

(1 minute, 45 seconds) The table prayer written on the young fabric of my heart, involved inviting Jesus to be our guest as we were about to eat food;“Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest…” It was good to invite Jesus to that table.But it is…

(2 minutes, 30 seconds) Hebrews 13:14, Philippians 3:20, and John 14:2 say: Here, we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Our ultimate citizenship is not here; it is in heaven.Our Father’s house (in the lasting city where our…

Last month was a doozy.Plans imploded, life skidded out of control, and my last threads of stability were shredded apart. I was walking with a limp, talking with a stutter, and figuratively, in a state of mortal bleeding. I know that discouragement and anxiety have…