A total lunar eclipse turned the moon blood red on July 27. This hour and a half long wonder was witnessed in the Eastern Hemisphere: Europe, Asia, Africa. It was the longest lunar eclipse of this century. We couldn’t see it in North America, wouldn’t have known anything about it centuries ago. … [Read more...] about A Total Eclipse of the Heart
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Absence with a Presence
Last week, we were all in awe as we saw images of a new planet being born: PDS 70, the new baby in the solar system. It was incredible to see the world focused on our God, still at work on His world, creatively honing and adding, when often all we see are the things taken away. And I celebrate … [Read more...] about Absence with a Presence
Absence with a Purpose
Letting go of kids exposes a raw place in my soul, and an unyielding lump in my throat. I cried every time they started a new phase of life: preschool, kindergarten, high school, college, marriage. Something inside a parent dies a little every time a child crosses another threshold. And yet, … [Read more...] about Absence with a Purpose
A Surprise Party
I don’t like surprises. I like to pick out my own gifts, plan my pregnancies, and I despise surprise parties if they’re for me. I am a control freak at heart, and I am in recovery from that more than any health issue I have. Somehow that tendency lends itself to doubting the God who loves … [Read more...] about A Surprise Party
The End of Me
My parents used some interesting phrases in the 70s and 80s. They had to. Mom and Dad were outnumbered two to one, and sometimes those phrases were the only thing that could slow play down. When things “went to bad,” they threatened to “jerk a knot in our tails,” or “slap us into the middle of … [Read more...] about The End of Me
Tonight, We Wrestle
My husband has had a tradition of “wrestling” with our kids since they were little. He was a wrestler in high school (still owns those pants), and he taught them the holds and rules. So ever since they were four or five, our kids would wrestle with my husband before bedtime (sort of counter-acted … [Read more...] about Tonight, We Wrestle