Category 2023
I’ve never seen anything like this. Oh sure, I’ve seen Gwen at our kitchen sink every night for the last two years. She likes to get the dishes washed before dinner. Every previous night looked like a graceful dance –… Continue Reading →
“Hey God” says I. “What happened to Pentecost? Every other major celebration gets at least a week, but Pentecost is only a single day ‘tacked’ onto the end of Easter.” [Tonight, I came straight to the back porch. There’s not… Continue Reading →
Two smokes converge in the middle of Eugenia and I’s kitchen. This haze compliments, rather than obscures, the sadness of disappointment in the scene before me. A smoldering black skillet on a pristine white stove adds a bleak feeling, and… Continue Reading →
Big-girl beds produce only a measurable decrease in naptimes. Jessica and I learned this the other Saturday when Ruth moved from her crib to her bed. Papa forgot the “Monster Book” and the stuffed Goofy, so a nap under such… Continue Reading →
I come off the road after my longest haul yet, and this is my greeting. Celeste sits under our dining table with her book, and Beulah grips the oven handle with both hands, so her back is to the entire… Continue Reading →
At my house, I’ve got a couple options for where prayer can happen. I can either retire to the back porch or descend the steps to my basement office. But, prayer only happens at one time: after everybody else goes… Continue Reading →
[Author’s Note: While William and Marietta leave Xifeat, I want to share another story with Ollie and Thelma for Epiphanytide. (You can read what happened to Thelma and Ollie during Christmas’ story – here.) Now, let’s see what Ollie and… Continue Reading →
Blessed Epiphanytide, y’all. I’m grateful for my sanctification journey’s return to this website. God’s provision during Advent was spectacular, and the guidance at Christmas was marvelous. I approached Advent with what I thought was a pretty decent idea for my… Continue Reading →