The Story of Our Staycation

April 24, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

In an Easter miracle that feels every bit proportional to Jesus rising from the dead, we managed to pull off a school vacation that didn’t suck. I am awed and grateful. I’m not even sure how to describe it, so I’ll just post a bunch of pictures with a few words to record this moment […]

Confession: Right Now I’m Bad at Sad

April 15, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

My friend Melody pointed out this morning on Facebook that this week marks both the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, and Holy Week…in other words, it’s time to revert to waterproof mascara. I’m having a hard time wrapping my brain around these big things right now. I’m caught up in little things – joy […]

Resurrection

April 9, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

One of the surprising things about life with God is how often He lets things die. Dreams, relationships, careers, people. It’s like He’s utterly unfazed by death. The Bible preps us for this–all the talk about agrarian seasons, Jesus’ resurrection, the Apostle Paul reminding us in his letters that as we follow Jesus, the old […]