Hosanna to the Son of David

April 17, 2022
This is a piece I wrote last year for our church’s Palm Sunday service. I recently found it again and thought it was worth sharing. Happy Easter, everyone – He is risen indeed! O Lord, we have been watchful; a people of expectation. In hope we have waited, in...

A box of words and a poem

March 22, 2022
Well, today’s my birthday. And one of my favorite gifts was a box of magnetic words. (700 to be exact.) Assorted words, seemingly random but so fun to smash together into poems and weird sentences. In fact there are so many words that I think I’ll need a third...

Finding Motivation to Write

March 2, 2022
As a writer, sometimes you may get discouraged with things that you are working on. You know you love writing, so why aren’t the words flowing out? You know this is a good story idea, so why is it so hard?? I’ve hit this blockade several times, and it...

Attitude of Gratitude

February 19, 2022
This post it pretty much spur-of-the moment, but I wanted to take a minute to share what’s been on my mind tonight. I’ve been thinking about how much I have to be grateful for. Sometimes I forget. But I am so blessed. Here I am trying to think of...