One of the most meaningful legacies we can leave behind—especially for those blessed with children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren—is teaching them how to navigate grief and mourn well. Grief, after all, is messy. It’s unpredictable, deeply personal, and often defies the neat boxes we try to put it in. When I say “mourn well,” I’m notContinue reading “Teaching the Next Generation to Mourn Well”
Advent: Anticipating Christ’s Return
Amid our present thanksgiving season, I found myself reflecting on Advent as I prepared a work for a local Advent art show. Advent is both a time of anticipation and preparation for celebrating Christ’s birth and anticipating His glorious return. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 offers us a profound hope and encouragement. For the Lord himself willContinue reading “Advent: Anticipating Christ’s Return”
Metaphorically Speaking
Have you ever felt like a tightly wound clock spring, ready to snap, with gears grinding out of sync and no clear way to reset? That’s the way I feel at times lately. Just about the time I “suck it up, butter cup,” and try to put my best foot forward, I get pulled backContinue reading “Metaphorically Speaking”
