Christmas Letter 2022
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! This “Christmas” Letter has turned into a New Year’s Letter — But may every holiday you celebrate be filled with moments of joy! It’s time…
Praying with the Psalmists
My pandemic project was writing a book about Psalms, and now the main work of writing it is finished. The book is about looking at the ten types of Psalms…
Praying a Thanksgiving Psalm
I’m working on a book about Psalms. It’s called Praying with the Psalmists and analyzes ten different types of Psalms in the Bible. Then the reader is challenged to use…
Christmas Letter 2021
It’s time to write my annual Christmas letter summing up my year. It has evolved from a printed letter to a blog post. And this way I can write it…
Cerebellar Stroke and Vertebral Artery Dissection Recovery, Ten Years Out
Yesterday, I wrote about the cerebellar stroke I had ten years ago, when I was 47 years old, caused by a right vertebral artery dissection. Today I want to talk…
My Tenth Stroke-i-versary
Ten years ago today, when I was 47 years old, I had a stroke. A friend has encouraged me to celebrate my Stroke-i-versaries (her word) because it’s a way to…
Transcending – Written in Stone
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post in my series Transcending: They’ll Know Us By Our Love. This series is about why I believe the Bible does…
Bluebell Bliss
Last Thursday, I took the day off work so I could go see the bluebells at Bull Run Regional Park on a week day, when it wouldn’t be too crowded.…
Christmas Letter 2020
I was going to write my annual Christmas Letter on Christmas Day — but then I was still reading for the Cybils, so I decided to write it on New…
Solitary Thanksgiving Joy
We all know the holidays this year are fraught. I live on the opposite side of the country from my family, so I don’t usually get to indulge in our…