Under the Earth and By the Sea {The Grove: Thy Word}
I was standing in cave, somewhere deep under the midwestern US. Darkness so thick I could almost taste it. A hand an inch in front of my face would...
Category: A New Outlook
Look and See + Homemade Brown Sugar
My husband and I have been reading through the Bible separately, yet together, for a while now. We each read at our own pace, then once a week take...
A Pilgrim’s Regression {The Grove: Pilgrimage}
I expected a lot out of 2019. I expected that God was going to make some declarations and give some vision and direction for my future. I expected healing....
How Has He Changed You?
Growing up, New Years was always a holiday spent at my church where I would snack on all kinds of delicious treats and play dodgeball with the other kids...
The Best and the Worst
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Perhaps Charles Dickens was living his first Christmas abroad when he wrote those words....
(Not) Home For the Holidays {The Grove: Letters from Home}
As the fourth out of five kids, I watched as my older siblings tried out all the scary things first, like getting their driver’s license or going away to...
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Courage? Wisdom? Acceptance? Me?
Did Reinhold Niebuhr have loved ones living across an ocean? It seems to me he must have when he wrote the Serenity Prayer: “God, grant me the serenity to...
A Hallmark Christmas {The Grove: Pieces of Home}
The last Christmas before we moved overseas was magical, perfect, “Hallmarkish”. Every family Christmas party was warm and full of appreciation for loved ones. We...
Ornaments of the Heart
The holidays are often bittersweet for me. Between the candy canes, sparkly lights, and tasty desserts, my childhood memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas are riddled with flashes of family...
Open the Gates
I grew to love living behind a fence, barbed wire and broken glass at the top and bars on the windows keeping fear at bay. I craved safety and...
