When my birthday comes around, I don’t need lots of presents or cards or fanfare. I don’t have to have a party. I am happy just knowing it’s my birthday.
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Talking toast, nests, ice cream sandwiches, and peach season (7 Quick Takes)
How do you like your toast? I like mine to be just barely toasted as if hardly touched by the heat.
When your life is an episode of “The Floor Is Lava”
If you’ve seen “The Floor Is Lava” on Netflix, you know how it works. A team of friends or family members races to get across an obstacle course decorated like a household room, working together and trying not to fall into the red liquid floor. Fall into the lava, and you’re out of the game. […]
Still so much good
As we are bombarded with the unwelcome news, let’s not inhale and hold in its negativity.
The right place at the right time
Ordinary headlights. Ordinary moths. An ordinary evening. But together they formed an extraordinary moment of wonder. As I watched, the car turned off its lights, the moths disappeared, and it was over.
Every day is different, especially when there’s homemade apple pie, and more (7 Quick Takes)
It can feel that every day is the same. But take a look at the sunset, and you can’t help but realize that each one is so different.
Feathering a nest
Our little finch is making a nest. How does he know what to do? God must be whispering in his ear.
A new look, an old calendar, Tropical Storm Fay and more (7 Quick Takes)
Notice anything different? The website has been redesigned, so 7 Quick Takes has a new look.
A sign that God loves us
How deep is the love of our Father in heaven that He gives us so many little gifts—sweet or salty or amusing or loving—throughout the day. Sometimes it’s just a matter of recognizing that He’s in each and every one.
Good fun with badminton, cooking and cutting hair at home, and more (7 Quick Takes)
We kicked off summer by ordering a badminton set, and it arrived this week. Our boys are quickly mastering the sport and surpassing me in skill.
Finches and freedom
Freedom is a God-given gift for each of us, given to be used not just to let us grow and thrive, but to let us act and serve out of love for others around us.
Welcome to July
July is my favorite month of the year. I love the fullness of the heat and the humidity.