Naturally, I lead. Unnaturally, I follow. And I know I’m not alone in this dilemma. I’ve had this on my mind a lot lately. Sometimes there is a fine line between the two, and my problem often comes in discerning…
The Security of Silence
It was 1982. We had only been dating a few months when my “beau” at the time took me to a basketball game at the college we were both attending. We had a unique relationship right from the start: laughing,…
Eight Simple Words
Watching football / getting a manicure. Attending formal black tie dinners / sitting on the floor with my back propped against the couch while eating pizza. Gleaning wisdom from the older generation / gleaning wisdom from the younger generation. Talking…
Announcement: A Season of Change
Three times this past week, the following passage has been on the forefront—either through a church service, a loving, out-of-the-blue text from a friend, or in my own prescheduled Bible reading for my God-and-I-time—and I’m certain that it’s not a…
How’d You Get So Smart?
This past week, I turned fifty-three years old. I don’t know why, but that somehow seems monumentally older than fifty-two, and I’m living with this sense that I should now have the ability to pour forth words of wisdom and…