The latest from my blog

I meandered the well-worn path through the woods, carrying a gift of ramps and venison to the quarantined queen who wears the skin of a simple, humble lady.   We sat in parallel rocking chairs on her porch... six feet apart, of course.  Me, keeping a safe distance...

Yesterday, Mike Dewine made a pretty heinous statement about the Church.  He accused the gathering church of acting un-Christian and un-loving, because some continue to meet in buildings amidst this global uproar.  He accused us of not caring about the world's health....

Dear Church, It is 4 o'clock in the morning and I cannot sleep.  I feel a little like Darius, while Daniel slept in a den full of lions, wondering how it would all turn out in the morning.  Just praying our God will deliver. We are on the brink of either disaster or...

My phone dings.  I walk past the dining room table, where I last laid it, to scoop it into the hand, as I meander to the porch swing, where I enjoy moments of respite between soap batches. I look at the screen.  It's my uncle!  "You know, this social distancing makes...

Talking with a beloved aunt today, she said something pretty insightful.  She spoke of how this corona virus, and the accompanying panic, is a reflection of hopelessness on top of hopelessness.  She pointed out that, as a society, we've done a barely-sufficient job of...

This country was built on the steam and ambition of entrepreneurs and extroverts, go-getters and ladder-climbers.  Yet, here we are, being told to sit still.  I think the vast majority of Americans can handle just about anything better than stillness. "Thankfully" we...

        They say thanksgiving and complaining both form channels in your brain.  Literal channels that are habit forming.  From watching how this global epidemic is playing out, it looks like fear and faith are habit forming, as well. I'd say there's a lot (and sadly,...

This morning I cracked the Good Book open to Matthew 8.  I have been reading through Matthew on my knees, which might seem silly to some, but kneeling is a symbol of reverence and I want to remind myself to be reverent of God and the sacred Book that He entrusts us...

I was just reading in Luke 12, and stumbled on this peculiar thing that Jesus said.  "But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!" Yesterday, I watched a friend get "dunked" in our little white church-house's baptistery, and we...

Hey Church, Do you know that we have the news that saves nations?  Do you realize that we are on a holy mission, with very little time and none to spare?  Do you know that folks all around us are dropping like flies, and headed straight for a lake of fire and...

Lately, I've been struggling internally.  Feeling kinda like maybe God's just going to get tired of putting up with me, like I'm too disobedient, too rebellious, too selfish, and the ax is just going to fall. Truth is, I know this isn't the way He is, but the...

I really want to talk to you guys about Santa Claus, which seems a little silly, coming from a girl that wants to talk about Jesus every other day of the year, to choose to talk about Santa on Jesus' birthday. But that's just the point, isn't it?  I actually really,...