Leaning into mercy

It is a lovely quiet kind of day. Outside the light is subdued, and wet leaves cling to the sidewalk. I want nothing more than to curl up on the couch with a latte and just close my eyes and read a good book… (Photo credit to my brother Isaac, shot with his iPhone) But…

Sand, sun and white space

I couldn’t believe it. The week we had looked forward to for so long was over. We fit the last suitcase into the puzzle of the back of the car, shook the last bit of sand from our feet and crawled into the vehicle, and headed AWAY from the beach. We usually go camping in…

In the giving and the taking…

It was a perfect day. All together as a family, we loaded the three kids into their carseats and Daniel pulled the truck and trailer out onto the road. Behind us, our house gleamed under its new roof. The old, tired shingles piled into the dump trailer were at last on their way to the…