It was the day that my younger children and I walked around our neighborhood, tugging leaves from a variety of trees to identify at home. We walked with growing piles of green filling our hands, a diverse bouquet of chlorophyl. I noticed the perfect heart...
The sunset was a picturesque mixture of orange, yellow, and red hues spanning over the horizon. My husband and I stood hand-in-hand gazing at the waves of the Atlantic ocean lapping against the shore in Corolla, N.C. It was a beautiful moment of peaceful togetherness...
Words have always been my business, even from the very beginning. "Stop writing on the couch," my mother would say when I was very young. "Stop writing on my important papers," she would say when I was older. But I have had no words lately. I've...
If you are like most Americans right now, many conversations you have will tend to be dominated by COVID-19 or COVID-19 related concerns. Even for those of us who are taking extra measures to distance ourselves not just from people but from an excess amount...
COVID-19 has thrust many parents unexpectedly into the role of being their child's teacher at home while still trying to keep up with their own work load. Friends, if this is you - hang in there. Nothing about what is happening in our country right...
I sit in the Asian Collection at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C, my "go to" place for quiet and reflection. I sit quietly among the birds chirping and the flowers budding and blooming. The calming sounds of nature all around remind me of Jesus's...
I opened the news app on my phone to see the breaking news of yet another powerful leader who has been found guilty of sexual harassment in the workplace. I read the story and sighed with anger and sadness as I thought of the many...
Until last Sunday, the attacks always happened somewhere else. The mass shootings. The random acts of violence. I watched news coverage and cried and prayed for those people, far away, who lost their lives. But last Sunday, the attack happened at First Baptist Church in Sutherland...
For those who are unaware, in mid-October, actress Alyssa Milano shared on Twitter: "Me too. Suggested by a friend: If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote "me too" as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude...
No matter how much I know that racism exists, hearing blatantly racist comments shocks me in a way I hope never goes way. It isn't an ignorance that these things don't exist. It is a heart reaction, experiencing in real time, hate or pride in...