Being Beloved

Son-in-Law Rob and Me. May, 2012. Hawaii.    Who Loves You, Baby?  Sometimes I’m so oblivious. As of  June, I’ve been blogging here for five years. Five years. That’s a long time; three of our grandlittles are younger than this blog. This past weekend, when I prepared a post and selected categories to tag, I realized that of the […]


But Is It Art?

And Why I Doodle (It’s Good For My Noodle) Lately I’ve been insisting: I’m not an artist; I’m a doodler. And I’m not mock-modest-fishing-for-compliments. Honest. I will confess, though, that I have been reflecting on art for a while now. And I’m wondering how we decide if a given creation is art. Does Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart’s famous […]


Jewels in the Ashes: Blog Tour for Kathi Macias’ 12 Days of Christmas

  Why I Told a Story About July in Christmas Last year my sister in Christ/mentor/friend Kathi invited me to write a Christmas story.  The plot, she said, could be anything I chose, so long as all the action took place on a single day–my contribution would take place five days before Christmas. Kathi wrote the […]


In Which His Ways Are Not My Ways

This Photo From the Highland Games is More Interesting Than Any Shot I Could Have Captured At the Conference: Men, Kilts, and Really Heavy Stuff.  All Things For Our Good Last Saturday I planned to attend a local conference for Christian writers. I had registered in January,  requesting a faculty consultation and choosing the sessions that would […]


Weekend Reflection: Joyful Noise

Sing to the Lord a new song; Sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day. 3 Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. Psalm 96:1-3 (NASB) It’s the weekend. Around here […]