Happy November 15th! Made-for-TV holiday movie season has been in full-swing for almost a month now, and I’m not sad about it. So far, most of this year’s crop has been standard: predictable plots, sweet moments, fake snow, all the twinkle lights. But there have been a few stand-outs, and there are SO many more…
The oddest thing happened a few weeks ago: my church fell down. A security camera on a nearby building caught the collapse, and I watched it over and over again – the steeple just… falling. (You can see that clip in the video above.) It was so surreal. It was also a bit of a…
There is a shelf in my apartment that holds a number of treasures; a collection of small things that, to me, hold great significance for one reason or another. Among these items is a birthday card from a dear friend that reads, “When dreams take flight, follow them.” Inside the card, he wrote, “God does…
I’ve loved fairy tales for most of my life. From the moment I discovered Andrew Lang’s Color Fairy Books, I’ve been completely hooked. The magic, the mystery, the intrigue, the dragons, the love stories at the heart of the tales – all of it captured my imagination as a child, and still does. Which is…
Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of a grumpy – but much-beloved – rabbit.
