Of Rotten Onions and Redemption

November 19, 2013 By 4 Comments

  All Those Layers Somewhere along the way, you may have been taught that onions don’t belong in the refrigerator. Well, I’m here today to testify: they don’t. Okay–here’s the thing. Habitually, I put an onion in the fridge for some hours before I peel it to reduce its impact on my tear ducts. And last […]


Filed Under: blessings, everlasting, faith, God's omnipotence, gratitude, Psalm 107, redemption, restoration, salvation, shame

Under That Red Velvet Dress

January 30, 2012 By

My Daughter Elaine and Me. 1990. No Place to Hide “Let me zip your dress,” I said to my daughter as we wriggled into our velvet dresses in the photographer’s dressing room. As I ran the zipper up its tracks I marveled at the soft, perfect texture of her seven-year-old skin. Such a beautiful child… […]


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Under That Red Velvet Dress

January 30, 2012 By

My Daughter Elaine and Me. 1990. No Place to Hide “Let me zip your dress,” I said to my daughter as we wriggled into our velvet dresses in the photographer’s dressing room. As I ran the zipper up its tracks I marveled at the soft, perfect texture of her seven-year-old skin. Such a beautiful child… […]


Filed Under: beauty, birthday, God's omnipotence, Psalm 139, sacrifice, shame

Plain Buttered Noodles

June 24, 2011 By 12 Comments

 (Almost) Plain Buttered Noodles. June, 2011. The Importance of Speaking Up One Sunday morning in October of 1964, my dad woke my sister and me with big news: “The baby is on the way. I’m going to take you girls to Sunday school, then I’ll take your mom to the hospital. After church, you go […]


Filed Under: baby, child, doubt, family, fear, God's omnipotence, hope, obedience, Psalm 23, shame