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Washing dishes and Fighting off lies Jangling around in my head, Of not smart enough Or clever enough Or able Or just Enough. Tiresome nonsense. But Bubbles rise With serenading giggles And I see [...]

In hustle of the December holidays two years ago, my husband and I went to the theater to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We’ve both been fans of the franchise since childhood [...]

Tulips for Lotte is now available! Late 1944, Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. After more than four long years of war in the Netherlands, young Lotte Fortuijn prays for liberation. She has navigated betrayals and endured great [...]

Why I Became A Teacher… We had an essay contest at school for educators to submit their writing piece and I hope this inspires or encourages someone who is considering education. It’s such a [...]

This is our ragged, fleshly life: tragedy and grief in the middle of our existence, bookended at both sides by delightful joy and felicity. We encounter the deepest delight, followed by profound heartbreak, and [...]

“These irises have grown in the soil here for 30 years,” she explained as I wandered the library garden. A quick stop at the library to return late materials turned into a moment of [...]

On living with open hands The great spiritual task facing me is to so fully trust that I belong to God that I can be free in the world — free to speak even [...]

I don’t know what you need right now to make it through this next week. Maybe it’s taking an hour and wandering a new trail, a quiet spot where you can see Pikes Peak [...]

This is the time of year the hard work of teaching provides small dividends — students staying after class to talk about college plans, dreams, and ideas. Yesterday provided opportunity for bravery in Creative [...]

Ranger knows — tulips and poetry nourish my soul. I read a poem for Poem in Your Pocket Day and he grinned. Ranger notices lovely variations of colorful streaks on each petal and silently [...]