Let’s Delight in the Comments
Sometimes delight shows up in the big, beautiful moments—but often it’s tucked into the small, unexpected corners of our lives. A taste that surprises us, a sound that makes us smile, a little glimpse of God’s goodness right where we are. This month, we’ve been leaning into the theme of delight, and this week we’d […]
Bits and Pieces
Many years ago, I jumped on the bandwagon and started a small photography business. It didn’t take long for me (and everyone else) to realize that I did not have a mind for business. Just give me the camera, and let someone else worry about the business side. One thing I love about photography are […]
From Entertainment to Delight
It’s so funny how if a place stays exactly the same, it just serves to highlight how much you have changed. That’s what Babogaya does for us. Picture our family, fresh from suburban America and only three weeks into life in Ethiopia—hopeful, wide-eyed, and already jolted by the quirks of Addis (hang-drying laundry, why!). We were told […]
Delight Thyself
Golden hour—my bare feet touched the warmth of the sun-soaked concrete. As I pulled wooden pegs off the clothes hanging on the line, I breathed a little slower, smiling at the golden tones reflecting from the leaves. The day had felt heavy—unresolved marital misunderstandings, a messy house from the weekend, a sleep tank that never […]
What the “Furlough 15” Taught Me About Delight
This past weekend, I returned to Rwanda after a ten-week whirlwind of a home assignment. This is our tenth year in Kigali and probably our seventh or eighth trip back to the US as a family. And if there’s one thing I’ve come to expect upon return, it’s comments about my appearance. “Oh my goodness! […]
This Month’s Theme: Delight
Delight is a gift—a quiet, glimmering joy that catches us off guard or bubbles up in the middle of chaos. It’s the wide-eyed wonder of a child with an ice cream cone, the deep breath in a serene moment with God, the laughter that slips through in a hard season and reminds us we’re still […]