Photo by dominik reallife on Unsplash The Reformed Journal, home of the The Twelve blog, where I often fill in as a writer, has recently refreshed and rebooted. I encourage you to check them out — the editors are working hard to curate a great...
My essay is featured on The Reformed Journal’s Twelve blog today, as I reflect on one of my favorite essays, “Dwarves in the Stable” by Frederick Buechner. “This belief — that stories matter, stories change us, stories are simultaneously deeply...
After a bit of a hiatus from essay writing and blogging to focus on the YA novel I’ve been working on, you’ll find me on the Twelve today, reflecting on the grief and goodness that comes with sorting through the past.
In 2018, I celebrated November by posting a book each day that I love. In November of 2020, I’ll be celebrating beautiful sentences. You are welcome to join me! #beautifulnovembersentences. During a year when there is so much pain and struggle around us, we...
Murray, my golden retriever, and I are sharing a story of confession and self-reflection on The Twelve Blog today. You can read it here. Murray, the ferocious backyard predator.
It’s day 1,592 (approximately) of our Quarantine at Home and I’ve got a new post confessional up on The Twelve blog. Grateful for deadlines that force me to stay still, write, reflect, and, ultimately, feel less alone. And grateful to you for reading. You...
I get nervous visiting the pediatrician ever since my kids became old enough to answer the nurse’s preliminary questions on their own. Will they tell the truth about how few fruits and vegetables they eat? That they rarely wear their bicycle helmets when they’re...
Yesterday, as I talked to various friends on the phone, logged into my email, joined in group texts, checked in on social media, and tried to stay quarantined but connected, I’ve been struck by the vastly different reactions the people around me are having to...
By Artemisia Gentileschi , Public Domain, Thanks to The Twelve blog for allowing me space to reflect on how I thought telling the Children’s Bible stories at church would be easy. I was wrong. You can read the blog post here.
Several years ago my Dad mentioned a story he had heard about German POWs who came to pick the apples in what would later become my Grandpa’s orchard. For the last nine months or so, I’ve been immersed in researching and writing — amazed as I uncover more...