Caroline

A number of years ago, I found myself living this in-between season, as my adorable young daughters urged me to provide them space in their tiny lives, to allow them choices of meals and clothing [...]

“Look Dien, the butterfly returned again! The Lord made a new ‘leaf’ on it!” The yellow insect stretched into the sunlight, and fluttered away. Huib danced in the garden near the low-hanging banyan, arms in [...]

When will God’s love be enough? Until we struggle through the deep issue of accepting God’s love and thriving within that realm, truly experiencing freedom and joy in the freshest way, can we provide [...]

I've lived 23 years of my life in Colorado. Favorite Pikes Peak moments always seem to be the sunsets, where the light seeps beyond the outline of the mountain as though falling behind clouds [...]

My daughters have always challenged my notions and theories – with their ability to be fully engaged in a present moment, to become transfixed on an instant of pure emotion and of encapsulating feelings [...]

Mother’s Day Reflections, Looking Back (from May 13, 2007)… So this is Mother’s Day, and in a sweeping desire to be loved and needed, my three girls are all together – sobbing, congested with [...]

“A beautiful harmony resonated between them, as though their marriage sashayed a delightful dance. Pieter stepped forward; Cora stepped backwards. If he twirled her in one spinning direction, she joined him in whirling around, [...]

The trees are thick and knobby this side of the forested thicket, sway to the side in terrific sighs, and lurch back after a gust of wind. Birds gather in upper branches to chatter [...]

“She longed for the simple days of youth, before the heaviness of family responsibility came barreling down and suffocated her, before the crisp golden Dutch air was invaded with cold, severe metal airplanes cutting [...]