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An Age of Longing
We are living in an age of longing. When I was younger, I read “classic American novels” about people (mostly boys) who sought after truth, sought to find themselves, sought…
Slowing Down in Our Family’s Fast-Paced World
We’ve overbooked everyone. For the grownups: traveling for work, meetings for church, parent-teacher conferences, volunteer commitments, and the day-to-day of professional obligations. For our kids: two soccer teams, one cross-country,…
How Beauty Brings Peace, How Peace Brings Beauty
William took these photos the other day as a part of a year-long project he’s doing at school where he’s planning to learn how to identify local trees and plants…
Chapter 3: Beauty
It was over a decade ago—a few months after William was born—that I caught a glimpse of my body in a full-length mirror and worried about what I saw. …
