after 11 years in the same house, we moved. from all outer appearances, our old house was simply...


trust course
the trust course. you immediately got an image in your mind, didn’t you? it’s the team building equivalent...

restoration
my father-in-law, steve olin, has an amazing gift. he can take something old, repurpose it and make it...

relationship changes everything
remember high school. (for some of us, those are repressed memories. if that’s you, unfurl yourself from the...

the day i stopped running
i used to run. all the time. i don’t run anymore. for those who know me well, you’re...

it’s not over (easter 2 of 2)
it may as well have been a cubicle. or an empty nursery. or a rejection letter. or a...

not so good friday (easter 1 of 2)
Good Friday. actually most fridays are good. but this one, well, it’s really not so good. it was...

scars
Jesus restores what is broken. And even though we may have scars, the scars are not our entire...

from here to there (part 2 of 2)
(this is the 2nd part of a two-part blog. for the first half of the story, and to...

from here to there (part 1 of 2)
i am a curious person. even a little nosy. i like to know how people got where they...

taking care of my heart in 2013
there’s a lot going on in my life right now. i know i’m not an anomaly, nor am...