by Kit | Aug 29, 2016 | Devotions, God's love, On Living, Parenting, Pin-couragement, Whatever is Lovely
SUGGESTED READING: John 1:9–13 Back in the perm-it-and-bleach-it days of the early 90s, I arrived home, excited to show off my new hairstyle. But my little boy, Sean, eyed me with suspicion. “What’s wrong?” I said. “You don’t like Mommy’s hair?” He pouted. “You look...
by Kit | Aug 26, 2016 | On Living, On Mission, On Parenting, Reasons to Believe
[This post first appeared at AnotherBrokenHallelujah.com on December 3, 2014.] When I said “Come sit on the bed,” she just planted her legs straight like prison bars and asked why. I patted the comforter next to me and mustered up my best impression of a mother...
by Kit | Aug 12, 2016 | On Living, On Mission, Think About these Things, Whatever is Commendable
“Racism is the most common sin in the world.” -Rick Warren On my thirty-fifth birthday, I made the front page. “Good Samaritan injured in carjacking.” Accompanying the headline were two faces drawn by a police sketch artist based on my recall...
by Kit | Oct 12, 2015 | On Living, On Parenting, Whatever is Lovely
It must be recess time across the orchards at Maple Elementary, ‘cuz right now, waiting for you, Olivia, sounds a lot like a mingle of children’s hoops and hollers floating through the window screen. I’m in your parents’ master bedroom...
by Kit | Sep 19, 2015 | On Loveliness, Pin-couragement, Reasons to Believe, Uncategorized
In Sweet Home Alabama, young Melanie and Jake stand on the beach under stormy skies. She asks, “Why’d you wanna marry me for, anyhow?” Jake says, “So I can kiss you anytime I want.” I drove ten minutes for this lake view. And it’s...
