Using story to connect YOU to the Master Storyteller
“I’m sick of it.” Okay, here’s the thing. When my daughter says those four little words, I know a gem is forming behind those lips. As expected, the rest came a moment later.“I’m sick of people acting like God’s saving work in people is only amazing if the person used to be involved in ‘really … [Read more...]
So a couple of years ago, I read a book with the world’s greatest babysitter. Seriously, Phoebe can babysit my bestekids any day. She’s awesome. You can read about her in Cathe Swanson’s Baggage Claim.When you’ve found the best, who needs any more, right? Well, as any wise mother knows (and … [Read more...]
The next message in our Facebook conversation prompted a grin. She wrote, “I'm working on Bad Things, Small Packages, and I’ve got to go write a scene—paperwork for Brent.”“Make sure you give him a paper cut.”“I will.”A second later, I added, “Make it two—with that much paperwork, he’d … [Read more...]
How many times in some movie have you ever heard someone say, “I know a guy?” And while we’re on the subject, why does the guy saying it always have a Jerzee or Chicagoan accent?Well… when it comes to TV and movies, “I know a gal.” No, really. I do. I can’t tell you her name. That would be … [Read more...]
Am I the only one who associates certain things with places? Dunkin Donuts with Arizona, orange juice with Noel, Missouri, a mustard/gold sweater with Landers. Don’t ask. Some associations should be relegated to desert sands and wind… like that sweater.I do it with Bible stories, too. Moses and … [Read more...]
I have a secret that I should probably confess. All my life, I’ve had this crazy, inexplicable love of mysteries.Shocker, right?Well, yeah. What can I say? It’s a thing. I blame my mother, and no… not because she used a Nancy Drew book to teach me to read—or so I’ve heard. Though I can … [Read more...]
I think it took exactly three weeks for one of the kids to ask. “Mom, why do the Lutherans sing such morbid, dreary songs?”It sounds so disrespectful now, but it wasn’t. The question came sincere and seeking to understand… with just a hint of frustration under it.Look, you can’t blame the … [Read more...]
