Baring the Soul
I have decided to blog only two days per week for a while—Tuesdays and Thursdays—as I will be investing heart and time in another writing project since returning from Alaska. If you haven’t already subscribed to my blog and would like to receive notifications of each new post in your email, simply scroll down to the bottom of […]
Bear and Fish, Fear and Trust
The bush plane descends and the pilot directs our attention to the ground through the right windows. “Those black dots down there are bears,” Glen tells the three of us traveling to Geographic Harbor, a remote spot on the coast of Alaska. We learn that people come from all around the globe to this exact […]
Remember the Corn
Dear Little Faith, Remember last spring when you wrote that piece about corn? Remember how you photographed fields of weeds by your house and said how the farmers weren’t able to plant because of the cold and the wet? Remember how you said everyone was wondering if they’d ever be able to seed the ground […]
Snakes and Doves
What I feared came to pass Sunday night, Father’s Day, when her father was out of town and only her mother was here to deal. Our daughter was accosted by a man in a parking lot near her apartment. What do parents do when they have raised a young lady to be Christ-like? When […]
Turtle Shells
Why do turtles go into their shells? Two reasons. They’re scared or they’re sleeping. Last spring, I was driving along the country road leading to our farm when I spotted a turtle in the middle of my lane. Not wanting to crush it, I pulled over, got out, and picked it up to move […]
Rest in Peace
West wind blows cold this morning as I zip my jacket and head to the barn. Cornflower-blue skies backdrop sunlit orange, yellow, and red leaves beginning to fall. Green has said its last goodbye to trees tucking in for the long, winter rest. Branches shedding jeweled adornment reveal themselves, bare and dark. Trees know they […]