Happy First Birthday, Piper!
One year ago today a new kind of love entered our family. It is boundless without conditions and ever lasting. It's a kind of love that blessed my life from first breath and will continue until my last. It is the love of a grandmother. Happy First...
Sunday Snippets
Kyle Estepp continued our series on life practices we want to develop individually and corporately, with this week's focus being on our own grace story. (2 Peter) "Without Christ, we were all victims of a massive hijack and were being held hostage by our own sin and...
Friday Fave: The Creative Call
If forced to get rid of all but five of my writing books, The Creative Call, An Artist's Response to the Call of the Spirit would be one of five. It's a practical and insightful workbook with eight weeks of material, plus a bonus retreat guide for group or...
Transparent or Fake-O?
"Are you okay?" "I'm fine." "How are you?" "I'm fine." The dialogue between myself and a young woman sitting beside me at church on Sunday continues to swirl about in my mind and conscience. Neither of us were fine that morning. Tears were wiped from...
Sunday Snippets: Your Grace Story
It's great to be sharing snippets from our Sunday's service at Summit Upstate once again. There is one dilemma, however. Jason's sermon was so riveting that I forgot to take notes for a good part of the service. Yes, it was that good. My snippets-attempt doesn't do...
Friday Fave: Clean Day Splurges!
I skimp on some things but two splurges bring an immediate worth-every-penny kind of smile to my face: Mrs. Meyer's Honeysuckle Liquid Dish Soap One drop fills a sink with fragrant bubbles that last over an hour. Simply divine! No sweet chemical smell here....







