The World in Tension We humans avoid tension at all costs. We walk on the other side of the street, don’t go to the party, switch social groups (or classes or jobs) to avoid people we’re in tension with, even if it’s one-sided and the […]

Like most women who are children of the 80s and early 90s, I loved The Little Mermaid. It’s a captivating tale—the ocean, curiosity, forbidden land, and love. I sang Ariel’s songs and played Little Mermaid with my friends (though I always had to be Eric […]

As a writer and a mom, there’s a good bit of trial and error to figure out what works best for me and my family as I work toward my goals. Step by step, little by little. Overall, January turned out to be a good […]

Living between the worlds of motherhood, ministry, homeschooling, and writing, there’s a lot that makes its way on my calendar and my to do list. Which means that the tasks that aren’t as necessary to the well-being of others or the day-to-day functioning of home […]

The year after my third miscarriage and during my seventh pregnancy, the Psalms were a refuge for me. I struggled to reconcile my fervent prayers and multiple miscarriages with the evidence of God’s miraculous sustaining hand present in the lives of many around me. That […]