Surviving the Chaos

I had a most wonderful experience last Wednesday. I got to see my kids in secret. They were sitting next to each other. By choice. In ...

1) I have reaffirmed that I am not a mall person. 2) It's official: I'm too old for Old Navy. So sad. It was fun while it lasted. ...

FYI, this is a musical accompaniment to the theme of the post, if you should so choose, it is not something I am suggesting you watch. I...

I have children on opposite ends of the globe. I get to spend Christmas with all of them. How fortunate am I? It helps that Christmas...

I have a hunch I have some people really irritated with me that I haven't been bubbling over with EXCITEMENT! and HAPPINESS! and GIDDY G...

Eldest: Dad, how long did it take for them to build Big Ben? Dad: I don't know. I don't even know when Big Ben was built. I know no...

Last year I didn't go to bed on Thanksgiving and it was one of the most memorable nights of my life. Last night I went to bed telling ...

Remembering You By Tricia Goyer In the last ten years since I started interviewing veterans for my WWII novels, most have passed away. S...

I'm am privileged again to help spread the word about fellow adoptive mama Tricia Goyer's latest novel, Remembering You . About th...

This blog post has been months in the making. Here's hoping that I finally have enough pieces to make it worth reading. It began when so...

One of the things I love about being "home" are the memory triggers. It's also one of the things I hate about being home, ...

I wonder if God is calling you to spread your wings over someone. A person who might not look like you, think like you, or shop where you sh...

My phone just rang. Actually it rang six minutes ago. And I'm still shaking. It's Friday. It's 8:30. I do not yet have a c...

Nothing I could say is more important than this.

What I know of pregnancy, and particularly about being overdue, I learned from my Princess and my Frodo. Charming, as always, made his own p...

For this moment and many more like it. Last night, we were watching House Hunters International when a woman said, "I can dip my toe...

Friends, I want you to read this . But because it is a novel, I'll just ask you to read the first half. (The half that begins after th...

It occurred to me yesterday that I'm living counter-culturally these days. On Friday, I could not get off the couch. Charming and I wa...

The last time I was this addicted to my email inbox and my ringing phone, I was waiting for a rejection for my novel. The phone could ring...