A Green Love
It was November, 2002. I was studying abroad. My boyfriend came to visit over his Thanksgiving break, and I was prepared to get engaged. I worked hard to get my assignments completed before he came so that we would be free to travel and enjoy one another’s company. We meticulously planned an evening in London […]
What a movie about ice hockey taught me about being a beloved child of God
A few weeks ago I watched a Disney movie from the 90’s called “The Mighty Ducks,” which I had never seen before. A major theme is the main character Gordon’s shame and regret for letting down his peewee hockey coach, whose motto is “It’s not worth winning if you can’t win big!” Gordon’s team had […]
He Calls You: Beloved
“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.” I love this opening line from a C.S. Lewis book. It always makes me smile. It makes me think of the name my university students far too graciously gave me when we first arrived in China many years ago: “Sweet Smile” (甜 […]
How I Learned My Belovedness
Czechoslovakia felt like home to me. Well, not Czechoslovakia exactly, but my mom’s large Czech family. Their love was a constant throughout all my TCK moves. I never fit in at school, but I never, ever doubted my belonging in the Musel family. And wherever I go in the world now, the memory of my […]