Seasons

Pumpkins and Sunflowers Ripenings and Sproutings Autumn has landed in Southern California. My neighbor’s pumpkins are ripening on the vine as the sunflowers of summer stand a brown watch over the pumpkin patch. The shorter-and-shorter days are still bright and warm but the evening air brings a chill. Leaves color and fall, destined to rot on the […]


Family Resemblances

My Tahitian Sister, Kay, Buying Produce Papeete Marketplace, January 2004 Image Bearers Ever have a “duh!” moment–one of those moments where you realized an insight that was so basic, so obvious, that you felt really stupid that you’d never made that mental connection before? Me too. Take for example my contemplation of my dear friend […]


A Child’s Eyes

The Dusty CactusWe have had the pleasure of our grandsons’ company, one at a time over the past two weekends. Saturday, while Cadence was visiting, he and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. He is fascinated by our neighbor’s cactus garden, which you can see in this photo from a visit last year. (If […]


The Artichoke Bonus, Part One

But Wait, There’s More!Artichokes are a favorite in my family. Lore has it that when my sister and I were small girls, my mother prepared a whole one for each of us, rather than giving us each a half.  She knew we would be full before getting close to the meaty heart, the prize of the […]


Creation: A Brief Tour

He created this… …and this… …and this… …and this… …and this! God’s handiwork. I am awestruck. 19 They know the truth about God because He has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His […]