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My newest essays now live on Substack. The posts below are part of the archive — stories from earlier seasons.
The Most Frightening Book I Read This Year Wasn’t Horror
Before you decide whether to read Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, you should know two things.
First, many Christian women strongly dislike it.
Second, I couldn’t put it down…
I thought I was reading a thriller about time travel. I was actually reading a story about identity.
The Best Worst Dog
We got Ranger in college.
We had no business getting a dog. Our apartment didn’t allow pets, and we were broke.
Bearing Witness
Maybe sometimes we reach for the camera because we want someone to bear witness to our life.
Not because our lives are sacred in the way His was, but because ordinary lives still long to be seen.
Behind the Scenes of The Wind & His Word
On a windy afternoon, my daughter sat on my lap on the porch as we listened to the wind chime. After a while, she tilted her head back and asked, “Mama, do you think the wind is talking?”
…And now, as that once-tiny idea has grown into a full picture book, I find myself reflecting on all that’s happening behind the scenes: the editing, the partnerships, and the quiet ways God keeps orchestrating it all.
The Abiding Place
As I sat in the hush, I noticed movement: herons, everywhere. Elegant and strange, like brushstrokes come to life. The white ones came and went; but one blue heron remained, unmoving. Steady. Watchful.
When God Calls You to Plant Without a Harvest Date
Can you imagine if, instead of a neat little number, the back of a seed packet simply read: “TBD days to harvest”?
That’s what this season feels like. Not my flower season, but this life season.
Before She Learns to Scroll, She’ll Learn Who She Is
More than anything, we want her to enter the digital world with a clear heart, not chasing approval, but carrying purpose.
To add beauty. Not noise.
To influence in the truest sense of the word: by being a light.
“What’s in a Name?”: Giving Your Starter the Name She Deserves
…she needs a name. Not just any name — one with soul. One with a backstory that sounds like it could either be a 19th century spinster or a retired librarian from Vermont… or both.