First Week of School Dear Son and Daughter of Mine, I love that my heartbeat was the first one you heard and that my hand the first to hold yours. That God entrusted broken me with you two is humbling and overwhelming.W ...
So God Made a Teacher
Paul Harvey gave the world a great gift when he made his "So God Made a Farmer" speech at the Future Farmer's of America Convention in 1978. In 2013, his words became a Superbowl Commercial for Dodge. It touched my Midwestern-raised he ...
Seasons
Anybody else feel the change of season? I pray you feel spring sprouting, even if you're still covered in winter snow. . . Take a minute to watch and breathe this one in. The song is "Every Season" by Nichole Nordeman. Nichole's songs always h ...
Reclaimed Wood
When I was 9 years old I fell. I landed belly down on rough, weathered wood. Palms, wrists, elbows, stomach, knees. My lanky body turned red with fresh pain. My brothers and I were at the family farm in Iowa. One of our favori ...