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in June 2026
The “Parable” of the Lost Luggage
Last week, my mom and I chaperoned my teenage daughter and her two friends on a mini holiday to a nearby town.
After we checked into our hotel rooms, we waited for our bags.
Only four of our five suitcases appeared. My mom’s suitcase was MIA.
Intense investigations ensued. (Ahem)
The hotel staff checked if the suitcase had been ...
Respond to the Call — Not the Buzz
I just had a phone conversation with my husband.
Not a big deal, obviously.
Except it was a somewhat big deal because he was calling from Greenland — or at least about 40,000 feet above Greenland.
The man has been traveling internationally for work a fair bit, and he occasionally calls us from the flight. I know, crazy, ...
Don’t Be this Kind of Kind!
This afternoon, I took my son to the pediatrician because he needed certain vaccinations before heading off to college in August. It's been a while since we last visited the pediatrician. I'd almost forgotten the red plastic slides, obnoxious beeping toys, and anxious parents.
Pasted on the wall of the clinic were growth charts, posters for ...
When You Find Yourself in a Trial
Maybe someone reading this needs to hear these words:
That super stressful, dreadfully unfair, horrible, no-good, unjust, despicable thing you’re dealing with is something that God has allowed, perhaps even ordained, in this season of your life.
I'll admit that I need to truly wrestle with those words myself.
God is not surprised by the things that seem ...
MEET SUSAN
