How to pray for the college-age kids in your life
Still have teens and tweens in the house? You might find this parenting series helpful. 1. Pray for your child’s relationships with their roommates and hall-mates. One of the blessings of living in a residential college setting is the opportunity to learn...
Based on my Facebook stream on Election Day 2012, it’s a legitimate question
If it weren't for the internets... ...would EVERYONE in America FORGET to vote? Just...
A story about scrambled eggs that really isn’t about scrambled eggs
It was the only time playing with my food was acceptable. In fact, I thought it was the right way - the only way - to eat scrambled eggs-- Pressing the tines of my fork into the center of the curdled mound until eggs squished through the rows and formed a...
A love poem for those who pray for me
When I write poetry like this, I feel naked...exposed...like a fraud. But if you've prayed for me (whether or not you've told me you have), I hope you can read between the lines and hear what I'm saying. If not, just know I'm grateful...
A modern-day “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(and why I wish I could vote for Jody Cooley for Congress)
"Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of...
Lisa Leonard strikes gold!!!
(again AND for the first time)
It was bound to happen. If you know Lisa Leonard, you know everything she touches with her oh-so-stylish fingers turns to gold, so of course she has finally introduced a gold line for her beautiful hand-stamped jewelry! And, today only, you can purchase the darling...
when it snows, i write love letters
snow fall and tear drop No matter the number of children you deliver, how can it be that each is your favorite, for reasons as many and varied as the things that shade their differences? Intense and deep affection, seemingly dulled by the dailiness of living,...
Recipe for a killer hot toddy
Why not a recipe for 31 Days? This one is perfect with winter on the way! In words and pictures, a drink that'll warm you from the inside out. Until today, I never knew a hot toddy was anything other than any ol' generic hot drink on a...