This week I’m trying to see and hear and experience the way my children do. As usual, with such a resolution comes resistance. My disgruntled self gets even more grumpy at having to set aside the to-do list, the writing, the daily motherly work. It chafes at the incessant responding to inane comments like “Mom?…

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The sky is a shade lighter than black as I slowly sit up in bed and feel around for the one button that will turn off the alarm. My bladder is full and I thank God for another month no baby presses on it. (Our youngest baby is sleeping in the room next door, about…

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I asked Tamara (tu MAH ruh, like a Southerner saying tomorrow) if she would guest-post for me when I realized that these last few days before my trip to Bolivia with World Vision would be some high-stress days. She is one of the funniest women I know, and her passion for Jesus inspires me. Plus,…

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Yesterday I began explaining some of the discoveries I’ve made about the Bible — about perfection and errors and whether we can trust it. Today, I will continue sharing these discoveries. But first, before I dive into discovery number three, Scott raised an excellent objection to the idea that infallibility means the Bible will never…

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Last week I spent a lot of time talking about the problems with the teaching that the Bible, and especially our English translations, has no mistakes, errors, or issues. I described just a few of the inherent flaws in saying that an ancient book written in ancient languages a couple thousand years ago can be…

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It’s a dry irritated cough, racking his little body until tears drip and stomach inverts. He pulls desperate at the straw, trying to wash the cough away with cold water. I hold him as I page through my mental book of mom-tricks for anything that might soothe. Cold air. Where to find cold air in…

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