The Christmas Story Is Your Story Too
When my son was little, he received for Christmas a children’s book about the Raiders football team customized with his name and photo—placing him in the story. In the action. He was astounded. But here’s what I find truly...
Finding Peace When Seasons Collide
Ahh, remember the days when life’s seasons were so predictable, so clearly defined? Growing up on California's central coast, life had only two seasons—school and summer vacation. Here on Oregon’s high desert, as our sunny...
When You Know It’s Time to Rise
To tell it true, I’ve kinda had it up to here with all this sadness and disappointment. How about you? Ever feel like someone keeps sneaking along behind you, adding chunks of granite to your backpack? For me, it’s been one...
Growing Older But Newer
Feeling old lately? On a recent getaway to Big Bear Lake, California, I watch my grandkids explore creation. Wide-eyed, they touch, taste, listen, watch, ask. What’s this thing do, Nana? What’s that word mean? Everything is...
The Bridge to Peace Is Ours to Cross
Sure, when I think of 9/11 I remember the terror. But also the coming together. With our common enemy in view, we felt united with strangers, all of us facing the same shock and fears. We grieved and we rallied—as one....
Life Is Not a Hallmark Movie, Thank God
Renee taught me that life is better than a Hallmark movie, not in spite of its poignant dichotomies but in light of them.
