Hi God. I can’t believe they’re gone! It’s kind of surreal, and I’m not even positive what I’m feeling yet. A little numb. A bit like it isn’t real. Then tears. Like something has been taken from me. Then a tendency to buck up and be strong. It feels like I’m trying to lean into […]

At a gathering of friends, REAL friends. I noticed one friend that was acting super distant. When I moved to their side of the room… they casually moved AWAY. Could I possibly have offended them? We’d both been very busy and hadn’t talked in ages. But for us, that was kind of normal. Then, something […]

When Ashtyn was seven years old, she decided that cheerleading was too boring and she wanted in on the REAL action. So, she signed up to play basketball. That’s great… except for one thing. She was a very “girly girl” and had never even touched a basketball before! At her first game, she dribbled waist-high, then […]

A couple years ago, David and I were on a ridiculously early flight. He was reading the newspaper on his Kindle when the announcement to “turn off your electronic devices” was made. He put it away… for about 2 minutes… then he pulled it back out again. To which, I promptly laughed out loud and […]

One time when I was out shopping, a guy who worked at the store realized that I was a pastor. I guess, he wanted to prove that he was some sort of SUPER Christian, so he walked into my aisle and randomly announced, “Hey, does anybody have a Bible? I think we should get into […]