Gaining a heart of wisdom
I've never read a book quite like A Trip around the Sun. Picture two guys -- good friends on camera and off -- moving with easy, relaxed conversation from one topic to another before an audience in a cozy, intimate studio. That's the atmosphere created by Mark Batterson and Richard Foth, as they weave into their… Continue reading Another Day. Another Adventure.
Happy 25th Anniversary to you, my dear, patient husband! Saying our vows – you in a spiffy tux, me in yards of satin and lace – we committed ourselves to the union that was being forged between us on that day as ‘heirs together of the grace of life,’” (I Peter 3:7). By the grace… Continue reading Silver Anniversary. Golden Memories.
Linking up today with friends from #livefreeThursday where we are all pondering the topic: "no strings attached." Well, fine, say I, the Bible-teaching evangelical. My confessional theology is all about the sovereignty of God. I love and serve Him, and He gets to call the shots. But when He really DOES call the shots, and… Continue reading Unexpected Life
The Great Compromise of 1990 is not in the history books -- but it should be. It all started when I sewed a beautiful quilted Christmas tree skirt the year before I got married. Naturally, I expected to enjoy it under my tree for the rest of my days. However, at some point after our… Continue reading Yes, We Do
Rising In time to taste the last slice Of apricot haze before morning sunshine -- I thought -- To be the giver. Peanut butter syrup simmering on the stove and An industrious waffle iron manufacturing perfect chocolate grids: The gift of a warm breakfast before a cold day of snowy mountain fun. Lanky Redwood forest… Continue reading Saturday’s Gift
I did not intend to have a dog in my home who is so tall that he can rest his chin on the dining room table. It was never my intention to take walks with one hundred and fifty pounds of dog on the other end of a leash, and I certainly did not plan to love that long-haired slobber… Continue reading Sit. Stay. Abide.
A house full of "young men" doesn't happen overnight. Slippery things, boys are, one minute covered in chocolate frosting, And the next minute starting a career and a family. But there's always the baby, right? Sweet voice and smooth cheek in a baritone and bearded world. Until -- I look in the mirror and know… Continue reading What to Do When the Baby Turns Thirteen
Maybe the abundance of "picture perfect" lives on social media has made me cynical. Maybe I've been tenderized by the fact that my family has grown to a point where everyone offers (brutally) honest feedback on just what it was like to grow up Morin. Whatever the reason, when I read Nehemiah 3, and its eighteen occurrences of "next to… Continue reading Just One Thing: Camaraderie
Living Our Days 