The Spiritual Side of the Eyelash Curler
In my young 20s, I roomed with a gal who became a dear friend. Much to my simple-makeup-wearing-self's amazement, Elizabeth actually had a makeup routine. One step in her routine always made me chuckle as [...]
Outside My Comfort Zone
Every time I pick up a pen, I'm outside of my comfort zone. When I carry a camera in my hands, I sometimes feel incapable of capturing the scene that I see in my heart. [...]
Open Tabs & Emotional Waste
I have a bad habit. My husband knows it, and still loves me. I sometimes hide it, but it's always there. Here it is: I am a chronic tab user. My Web browser is [...]
In Christ, I Can’t Get Any Closer to God
A mind at perfect peace with God: Oh, what a word is this! A sinner reconciled through blood: This, this indeed is peace. By nature and by practice far, How very far from God! Yet [...]
Freezing Blossoms
Here in South Texas, we had what felt like was an early spring. Bluebonnets started sprouting. Early seedlings popped out. Hints of verbena and lantana began to show themselves. Last night, though, San Antonio bundled [...]
Letter to My Daughter
Oh, dear Abby—I had so many emotions wash over me watching you walk to the car with your Daddy after church. This world you’re inheriting is a broken place. Just this weekend, I saw a [...]




