Listening to Voices While Packing Boxes

Listening to Voices While Packing Boxes

After 18 years in the same house, Missy and I are moving across town. Now that both of our boys have left home, we’ve decided to downsize.  As we prepare for the move, we’ve unpacked and repacked two decades of boxes filled with remarkable memories. With each...
Italian Lessons

Italian Lessons

They don’t have Diet Mountain Dew, at least in Sorrento.  That’s one of the many things I learned during a mid-December week Susan and I spent celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary.  We decided to forgo attempting a grand tour of Italy. Instead, we stayed the...
2023 Advent Reflection | Love

2023 Advent Reflection | Love

Editor’s Note: Since Christmas falls on the day after the final day of Advent, we are sharing this year’s fourth Advent reflection today. ___ I am a parent by way of two roads—biologically and through adoption. My appreciation for Mary grew exponentially...
Embers in the Street: A Christmas Morning Story

Embers in the Street: A Christmas Morning Story

The Christmas season provides an opportunity to remember those whose presence matters most to us and to shine a light on them. Growing up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was a wonderful experience, as both sets of my grandparents lived close by. As an adult, I realized how...