Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Dear Jan Hooks, Yesterday at 4:30 in the afternoon, I mindlessly scrolled through Twitter and saw your name trending. I had that millisecond of excitement, hoping another movie or TV role was in store for you. The joy turned to devastation in a heartbeat. TMZ and Huffington … [Read more...]
Throughout our 18+ years of marriage, Edd and I have developed some quirky patterns. Some are cute. Some are annoying. Some are downright damaging. Recently, Edd began to detail his responsibilities to me. He mentioned he felt like he was spinning plates and if one is ready to … [Read more...]
Sally: [Crying hysterically] And I'm going to be forty! Harry: When? Sally: Someday! Harry: In eight years! Sally: But it's there! It's like a big dead end! And it's not the same for men -- Charlie Chaplin had kids in his 70's! Harry: Yeah, but he was too old to pick them … [Read more...]
Photo: Alex Eremeyeff I’m a scrooge when it comes to a lot of things: Valentine’s Day, Halloween, basically any event Hallmark tells me I need to be celebrating. I am not fun. It’s true. Ask anyone. I’m also a scrooge when it comes to anything “over the top”. Like, … [Read more...]
Do you know how many times my non-Christian friends have asked me, “If there is a God, why doesn’t he just make everyone good?” Do you know how many times my Christian friends have discussed the same question? Do you know how many times I’ve wrestled with the issue … [Read more...]