I sat in my doctor’s office for my annual wellness exam. I felt a sense of satisfaction as he carefully reviewed my lab work: “Vitamin D3: great; cholesterol: excellent, potassium, fine….” It all checked out favorably as he analyzed each item. I was glancing toward the exit when my doctor hesitated. “Let’s see, did you …
From my first day at Washington Elementary—when I reluctantly released my mother’s hand to take the hand of my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Speck—to the day when I hoped no one would detect the nervousness in my voice as I defended my doctoral dissertation, school has been a process of letting go of the familiar to …
“Just think, Eli, God knows you by name.” I couldn’t tell if he was listening. It was early. I had picked him up at 6:15 a.m. to take him to “Wildcat Baseball School,” a baseball day camp for kids at the University of Kentucky. Madi had warned me: “He’s tired and not in a good mood.” …
“I like to sit on the porch with a cup of coffee and have my ‘private time,’” Glen told me when I asked him about his morning routine. I’ve respected Glen, a retired farmer, and admired his walk with the Lord since I met him years ago. His homespun wisdom has guided me through many …
I wiped my forehead with my sweat-soaked shirt sleeve. “Finish this one little section, and I’ll jump in the pool,” I mumbled, giving myself a quick pep talk as I weeded my way through the garden row, my gloves caked with dirt. Weeding a garden is a lot like updating an old house: by the …