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The Beauty in Another
The house was swelling with song and the windows were sweating from the collision of packed bodies in a small brownstone space against the stark winter air. I didn't think we were going to a house party, I thought, my dander already up. We entered to the sounds of...
Approachable God
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their...
The Best of Days
It was an hour drive between Charlottesville and Richmond on a day that my wedding rings hadn't yet worn a ridge into my finger. This was a blink compared to our longer road trips, but something about no exit plan at a highway pace made our car a recurring greenhouse...
He Remembered
I don't know her first word. I don't know when she rolled over or started to crawl. I didn't see her crack her first smile. Those milestones mark the first year of life. What about years two, three, four, and on? And if they are here today and gone tomorrow -- in just...
Participating in His Glory
"And let the whole earth be filled with His glory." Psalm 72:19 When I lose vision, when my perspective is murky, when I'm under the weight of all -- You remind me: there really is no weight to struggle under in You but for the weight of Your glory. Every minute is...
Why I Adore (the conversation continues)
The late-summer sun hung hot over the Blue Ridge, but this little valley was nestled far enough in its shadow that we felt some temporary reprieve. Men with sweat-kissed faces, old college chums maybe, gathered under the tent's center strumming their banjos and...
To Apprehend Hope
...that you may know what is the hope of His calling" Ephesians 1:18 One man's prayer for another, recorded on scrolls, was rolled tight in ancient days for my mind to now unroll. Inspired Words I've read hundreds of times work their way inside of me when I pause to...
When Marriage Rubs Us Raw (An Anniversary Post)
This fishing rod was to be an olive branch. On the way out the door to go get it, days before his birthday, we had another rub. The same conflict or a new conflict, I wasn’t sure. They had begun to blend, all of them, into one great echo. Would we ever come out of...
The Safety of Being Known
"O Lord, You have searched me and You know me." Psalm 139:1 The heart's greatest longing is to be known. We walk the earth with empty cups, foisting them in the hands of another as if to say fill me up, patch that void when our need has already been met. Lord, You...
Finding Great in the Small
My dad taught me to love the ocean. The smell of salt water is synonymous to me with the smell of his skin, despite the fact that 358 days of the year we were hundreds of miles away from the shore. That one week left an impression that lingered long. My most memorable...