“We have become jaded, incapable of wonder and awe. This lessening of impressionability may be a sign of maturity, a necessary and healthy consequence of progress. But I tend to think it betrays a loss of equilibrium. A truly balanced person retains a capacity for wonder and the willingness to express it in the very… Continue reading Foolishness // Art and Gift
It has been a week of high and low stories. Trace got accepted to ACU with a sweet scholarship to boot. Our precious friend Julie went to be with Jesus way too suddenly. And a few close seconds on either extremes. The good, the bad all intermingled together like a funky sweet and sour tasting stew.… Continue reading Messy Beautiful
I just finished A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken. It’s a memoir so extraordinary I can’t help but add it to The Story Place collection. He describes in beautiful prose the three main stories of his life. This is a story of love between a husband and wife that is as deep and true as any… Continue reading A Severe Mercy
We’ve had the patched together spring break travel week, filled with lots of obligations, waiting and driving, sprinkled with just enough sweet spots with friends and family to make it all worth the effort. The kind of trip where you’re packing up every two days to head to another hotel. Too many carbs, too much… Continue reading 2 Stories for the Road
This is the time of year I begin to get antsy. Wanderlust tamped down by holidays and schedules begins to seep back into the cracks of my consciousness, whispering that its time to pack bags and go explore new places. Perhaps it is the dog days of winter that trigger such a deep desire for… Continue reading Wanderlust
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