Escaping the Fast Lane

Escaping the Fast Lane

by | Jul 18, 2025 | Blog

I just read—or attempted to read—a variety of medical journals about the importance of sleep. The language was a little too deep for me. But here’s the simple summary for readers like me: sleep is our friend. We need it. Our brains need it. And not just long nights of...
Thankful I Said Yes

Thankful I Said Yes

by | Jul 15, 2025 | Blog

There are moments when you decide to do something you’ve always dreamed of doing. And afterward, you’re just thankful you said yes. I did. And I am. For me, it was going to the Home Run Derby with my son Graham. When we initially talked about going, I hesitated. We...
For the Time Being

For the Time Being

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts

(A reflection from the conclusion of Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book, For the Time Being, by Annie Dillard.) We don’t always notice it while it’s happening. The sacred, silent passing of truth. The gentle, sometimes gritty...
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

by | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

(Thoughts from chapter twelve in Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson.) We live in a culture of instant everything. Quick clicks. Fast results. We want it...
Why I Wake Early

Why I Wake Early

by | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

(Thoughts from chapter eleven, Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book, Why I Wake Early, by Mary Oliver.) Everything important doesn’t begin with a shout. Some begin with a whisper. A slow inhale. A quiet light spreading...
Wishful Thinking

Wishful Thinking

by | Jun 30, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts

(Thoughts from chapter ten of Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner.) There are writers whose words feel like home. Frederick Buechner is that kind of writer for me. Not just an author...
Hope Has its Reasons

Hope Has its Reasons

by | Jun 26, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts

(Thoughts from chapter nine of Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book, Hope Has It’s Reasons, by Rebecca Pippert.)  Hope. Not the flimsy kind of hope we tape onto our lives like a bandage....
The Art of Being You

The Art of Being You

by | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts

—thoughts from Chapter 8 in Things We’ve Handed Down:Twelve Letters I Leave for You (based on the book The Art of Being You by Bob Kilpatrick and Joel Kilpatrick).  We often picture God like a mechanic—someone we call when things break down. The engine fails, the...