living in light of eternity
So the Danish. The Norwegian. Scots and Canadians and Alaskans. How in the world do these nearly-Arctic people survive winter? Not only are the temperatures rock-bottom, but it's so dark, so very dark. I don't know about you, but I'm about done with winter, and I see the sun on a near-daily basis. I've been... Continue Reading →
’Tis the season! You can tell, because Black Friday has come and gone and now they’re advertising doorbuster sales for Christmas day. Black Friday was the wonderful invention of some civic-minded committee determined to help burnt-out Americans celebrate their glorious day off by giving thanks for alarm clocks and lines that stretch around the block. ... Continue Reading →
So my oldest two kids are enrolled in a dual-credit high school/ community college English class. Imagine my surprise when they weren't assigned any books the first quarter! Well, turns out it's more of a rhetoric and analysis class, ergo, no books. Wanting them to please, for the love of Pete, PUT DOWN THE DEVICE... Continue Reading →
Over at crosswalk.com. Such an honor to write for these guys!
Last week at our Life is Vapor study we talked about the priority of enjoying God as a family. Our own family was already thinking along the lines of starting fresh this fall to break bad habits and establish a new family vision. After picking up our eldest son from camp, we wanted to take... Continue Reading →
It is summer. For a brief season, all of us bound by school-year schedules are free; visions of swimming pools dance in our heads. Lakes and camping, beaches and sandcastles, supper on the patio. The hours ahead seem endless, which the kids are quick to pick up on. "I'm boooorrrred," whines across the country. We... Continue Reading →
What's a good career path for a girl who just wants to change the world? Stay at home mom, right? Wait... I’m a person who feels strongly what Courtney Reissig calls the “pull of the spectacular.” I want my short life to count. I want to do eternal things with the days I’ve been given. I... Continue Reading →
I suppose it probably surprised some people when we loaded up our entire family and brought them along for Michael's D-Min cohort that first time. Shoot, it surprised me. I mean, really? Bring three elementary school kids to Georgia for 10 days for a grad school intensive? Who does that? I suppose it surprised still... Continue Reading →
Last weekend we decided to drive east instead of west. About two and a half hours' drive are the Pawnee Buttes, rising up out of the flat plains like giant, misplaced sand castles. To get there, you have to hold your nose through dairy towns and take care to stop at one last outpost of... Continue Reading →
Four mamas, nine boys between us. The oldest is fifteen, the smallest fiercely five, and we’ve been through it. From infertility to a whole lot of surprising fertility, from spectrums and conditions to hand-wringing and tears. We’ve seen the inside of a lot of hospitals and churches and counselors’ offices and McDonalds, laughed and snorted... Continue Reading →
Catherine's Letters 