Why Clemson is STILL #1
Looking back through my lens as a parent, it's difficult to understand why my father allowed it-- Me going to an out-of-state college four years, especially in light of what influenced my decision: It was only 90 minutes from home. I loved the Tiger paws...
Dance Magic
I love that I grew up when I did, when you had to get up to change the TV channel, when there were only three networks and manageable choices. You were at the mercy of network programmers as to what old movies they'd re-run on the weekends, and I can remember...
wonderstruck
I was sitting in my kitchen, reading and alone. In the peace of Christmas Eve's morning, I sensed something different, a change in atmosphere. There are a lot of windows in our small house; two entire sides of it are practically all glass. Streaming -...
Superpower
You have what it takes to f l o u r i s h when you embrace who you are and rest in Whose you are. Regardless of circumstances. Despite events from your past. As long as you draw breath, you're impacting the world around you, and it's up to you to determine...
The beautiful-est little Christmas thing ever
I believe in the art of play. I believe in the play of art. Scripture tells us we're created in the image of God, and in him we see creativity beyond comparison, imagination with no bounds. Nature screams it in her beauty, her complexity, her diversity....
Christmas Tree Toppers – Does Yours Come With a Story? (Angel, Star, Bow – DO Tell!)
I waited a long, long while to find her, but the moment I saw her, I knew she was the one. There was never any question about what I wanted to top our Christmas tree; not a bow or a star or but an angel. That decision was forged by the time I was five, my mother's...
Opportunity Costs (Let’s be someone’s answer to prayer)
I often find myself thinking about opportunity cost within the context of people and time and not just economics. If I do this, then I can't do that. This and that can mean a lot of different things. If we spend the holidays with my in-laws, I miss seeing my...
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