To See Something New
Last summer our youngest daughter had asked to have a family day at Santa Monica Pier to celebrate her birthday. It was a clear day at the beach, and shortly after a brain freeze from Dip...
Couch Confessions.
Does it vex anyone else that all used furniture from the last millennia is advertised, “Vintage Mid-Century Modern”? I’m in the market for a new (or used) couch, but I haven’t found one worth the delivery...
Love Will Meet Resistance.
The office is empty except for on thing: a lone computer desk—the only furniture left to move over to our new apartment in Hollywood. Every room has become a bathroom-like echo chamber making phone conversations more...
Back on a Bike for the First Time—Continuing “Here’s That End of Summer Feeling”
Even if I haven’t ridden in years, it’s fun to hop back on a bike, feel that muscle memory kick-in, spin the peddles while I face the wind, and enjoy the ride. I wish movements in...
Here’s That End of Summer Feeling.
“I’ve been feeling a change is coming for the last two months. God is moving us. I can’t continue in the work I’m doing and we can’t live here anymore.” Coming off an epic week, it’s...
I Thought Mountaintops Were for Making Out
He fell in love first; I followed. We’ll celebrate 20 years of marriage in August. The enemy hates what marriage represents—the devoted covenant of love our groom, Jesus, keeps with the whole Church, His bride. Living...
How Are You at Receiving Gifts?
Giving gets a lot of red-carpet treatment (as it should), but let’s shift the spotlight to the other end of giving: receiving. To become a better receiver, it’s helpful to first understand honest gift-giving. In an...
The Day I Learned I Was Having An Affair.
Diary Entry: January 2, 2010 Minneapolis, MN I'll have to get used to writing '2010'! We are in a whole new decade! Lord, I got up because the baby was crying, but I want to stay...
What’s Left After Death. (Handling the Memories of Our Loved Ones)
When someone dies physically, it’s not a single death; any future with them, the dreams we dreamed for them (or with them) die too. In an instant, the past becomes the treasure of our future; so...
How to be the best gift-giver this season
Gift: A thing given willingly to someone without payment. Did you know we give and receive gifts with invisible extras attached? After all, this is more than just a material world (you can read my thoughts...