Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

RIPE AND READY At our most recent family reunion, my husband’s eighty-year-old-plus aunt handed me a beautiful lemon from a tree in her yard. I was amazed by its size and its slightly lighter yellow skin, so different from the lemons I buy at the big box store. As she offered it, she said, “This will yield about three-fourths cup of juice.” Amazing, I thought—beautiful and juicy. When we arrived home, I placed the lemon on the kitchen counter and kept admiring that heavenly c

ICE CREAM The gaggle of youngsters who run through my house know there are treats in the freezer. They ask for what they want, which may or may not be there. When it isn’t, they ask, “What kind of ice cream do you have?” Which got me thinking: What do I know about ice cream? Turns out, more than I thought—and somewhere between the freezer door and those eager little faces, God stirred up buried memories. Ice cream can be loved and desired yet not tolerated. Some prefer plai

PRACTICE: What gift lies uncultivated within you? “Without a potter, clay is just dirt.” For some reason, this quote spoke to my heart...