• Mother Tongue

    Let me take you on a lie journey, and where we end up isn’t going to be where we start. Not long ago, I had to have a conversation with one of my kids about lying. This particular lie was not one told to avoid childhood punishment. It was one of those lies told for convenience, or heehaws, or trying to keep the peace. You know the kind of lie I’m talking about. Those are the scariest brand of lies to me because they aren’t squeaked out under duress. Instead, they are the “casual lie,” and that’s what makes them so insidious. They can be difficult to detect, easy to…

  • Beauty in the Mundane

    If you’re reading this, I’m praying that today turns out to be surprisingly beautiful in its own way.  Not necessarily the clouds parting to reveal heaven raining down golden sunshine with a host of trumpet-tootin’ angels (though I’d take that, too). But may your heart bend towards beauty in the mundane: an ephemeral smile from a stranger, a familiar song in the supermarket, a gentle breeze across your face, the warmth of a hot cup of coffee in your hands, sunlight filtering through the trees, an unexpected letter in your mailbox, finding exactly what you need at just the right moment. Find comfort in the smallest of things, acknowledging that…