Time

Just thinking about how our community continues to grow and change. I recently came across a time-lapse recording. 13 years of life condensed into a little over 2 minutes. When you get a chance, listen to it. Made me think of my kids. How much I love watching them...

Pure imagination

When is the last time you used your imagination? When is the last time you asked yourself, “What would I like to be doing that I am not currently doing?” Explore that. Then take some steps toward it. Don’t worry about the practicality of your dreams. God doesn’t. I...

Don’t look now, but look…

I tend to look at the beautiful, interesting, or pleasing things in life, things that work. I tend to look away from the gross, sad, or uncomfortable things in life, things that break. Been amazed lately by how God looks at us. The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and...

Here comes the sun

Grace asked me last week if the rain was ever going to stop. She had been trapped inside for a while and wondered if the sun was just gone. I realized that our lives in Florida have been shaped by the assumption of sun. Knowing that the sun will be back, I wait to mow...

Surprise?

Mukluk, Rex, Shaky, Daisy, and Scooty messed me up as a kid. These were the dogs that organized my neighborhood into districts of terror. Their barking, chasing, and biting turned me against the whole canine family (which is a subspecies of the gray wolf mind you)....

Better than Betsy

Betsy would lay mutilated mice at our doorstep to please us. I was scared of mice, so it was pleasing to see them dead. Betsy became a hero of mine, the kind of hero who is not allowed in the house. I applied Betsy’s trick to my relationship with God somewhere along...