A Listening Heart
Solomon asked for a listening heart. Perhaps that is because truly hearing someone requires more than ears—it requires enough love to understand the heart behind the words.
Category THE LIVING ROOM
Photos & everyday moments
Let Them Draw Their Own Picture
Trusting a child is not the same as expecting them to become what we imagined. Maybe it means giving them enough room to draw a life of their own.
When Good Things Pull Us Away
Not everything that pulls us away from God looks evil. Sometimes the hardest thing to surrender is the one thing we are convinced is right: our own will.
Like My Mother
My mother and I have never seen the world the same way. And yet the older I get, the more I realize that she is the one who first taught me how to see it.
The Love We Do Not Remember
Caring for newborn twins reminded me that every human being begins completely helpless—and that becoming a parent may be less about discovering a new love than remembering one we once received.
Just Outside My Sight
My children cry when they cannot see us, even when we are only a few feet away. Watching them made me wonder whether growing means learning to trust beyond what we can see.
The Little Room I Kept Locked
A small room, kept locked for years—until I finally found the courage to leave the door open.