I’m visiting family in Texas this week and enjoying the Lone Star State. It’s big, and hot, and there’s a whole lot of space (we’re not in a city)–except inside, ’cause there are a lot of us and we’re currently in a VRBO rental that has two fewer chairs in it than there are beds… […]

Revolutions. Explosions. Stars. Stripes. The American Independence Day is this weekend, and we like to celebrate by blowing things up. We welcome all who care to join us (blowing things up responsibly, that is). Around the Web wild faith Mandy  at life.faithful explores the life of John the Baptist. John was a wild man. His […]

I woke up this morning and realized I hadn’t done my usual task of preparing this email last evening. So I’m pulling it together this morning, staving off the cat begging for breakfast, and discovering that creating an email first thing in the morning is nowhere nearly as wearying as doing it after a full […]

I’ve had more than one person ask me if it feels to me like this week has lasted forever (or been full of Mondays) and they’re not wrong. Nothing terrible or tragic has happened in my world, but boy is the week taking forever. If yours is too, may your days be bright. (And actually, […]

I’ve been re-watching old seasons of the Great British Baking Show, so I’m talking with a British accent and using phrases like “throw it in the bin” these days. I love the tone of camaraderie among the competitors, the beautiful things they bake, and the British-isms. I shall quit my yammering and let you go about […]