Flashing lights showed in our rear-view mirror and my husband pulled right, allowing the ambulance to pass. It turned on the street leading up to our house. “Oh, Don. What did you do now?” my husband said in an exasperated tone. He seemed certain the ambulance was headed toward our neighbor’s house. The middle-aged man’s health was deteriorating, and those lights were appearing next door more and more often. “It could be someone else. There’s lots of homes in that direction,” I Continue Reading

I’ve felt troubled for some time now over something I see running rampant in our church. It’s a spirit of fear, but it masks itself as a spirit of discernment. I see it when people point fingers at those behind the pulpit and leading worship, saying they’re led not by God, but the devil. I see it in memes in Instagram and Facebook that present themselves as sound warnings, but are often only flawed human judgment. Yes, we need to exercise discretion and weigh what we hear against biblical Continue Reading

I’m pretty sure summer brings out a whole other brand of crazy in me. Something about not having a schedule or routine with these long days of no quiet makes me feel like I’m losing my compass. A few years back, Western Maryland had what felt like a monsoon season in June. My respite spots were the neighborhood pool and the park, so my sanity level went down a notch during that month. While making one of those “I just have to get out of the house” errands, I saw another mom of littles at the Continue Reading