Yesterday, one of my Facebook friends posted a short movie about the narrowest hiking path in the world. The photographer started panning from his shoes …
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Our Universe
“By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can …
Read More »The Accident
One day, I almost killed my children. And I don’t mean that figuratively. While driving 65mph on a major freeway in Southern California, I failed …
Read More »Being Persistent
My aunt Kaisa is one of my favorite people in the world. I affectionately call her “Titi,” which is a nickname meaning “aunt,” commonly used …
Read More »A Lot of Work
“I’m cynical,” I said as I sat across from my best friend at a small French restaurant that had been the talk of the very …
Read More »By Faith
“For we live by believing and not by seeing.” —2 Corinthians 5:7
Read More »God Sent Me Flowers
It was another wintry day. My preschool-aged daughter and I were grocery shopping. We had rushed into the store from the car to stay as …
Read More »Choosing Faith, Not Fear
I don’t fear dying. I just don’t want to run out of toilet paper. It seems absurd to read it that way, but that was …
Read More »A Flag and a Prayer
On October 18, 2016, I was sailing on a cargo ship, the MV Baltic Sea, to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Early in the …
Read More »Escaping Into Sleep
I was having trouble falling to sleep last night. So I tried to trick my racing thoughts into making sense. This is my poem for …
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