Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Photo: John Henderson, Flickr I hate when you look at your horoscope, but I love you. (Deuteronomy 18:14) I hate when you are overweight and still keep eating unhealthy junk food, but I love you. (Proverbs 23:2) I hate when you eat a rare steak or a pulled pork … [Read more...]
Yesterday, a friend told me how expectations for this weekend didn’t go as anticipated. Going through a stressful move, she shared how more unexpected responsibilities fell upon her. I hugged her and said, No way could I do all of this. She responded calmly, Well I’m … [Read more...]
Edd and I have a Saturday morning ritual. Whomever wakes first makes the coffee and brings the other a cup in bed. He pulls out his iPad and I flip open my laptop. We surf the inter webs and share stories we find with each other. Last week, I realized all of the news items we … [Read more...]
The inevitable happened. My dad’s oldest sister passed away on Monday night, at about 11:30 p.m. Cleveland time. I had been texting with my cousin’s wife that day, wishing I could be there holding my Tante’s hand, wanting to know what was happening at every second. The … [Read more...]
Photo credit: Kat Kellner, Flickr I judged. Right away I judged. When local news reported the Coast Guard stationed on the Oregon coast frantically searched for a 6 year old boy in Yaquina Bay because his mother threw him off a bridge, I judged. Who in the hell … [Read more...]