Saint Hewett

I miss Bryce. This is a post about grief and loss as much as it is a post about joy and celebration, so if you can’t handle that paradox...

Sometimes a small thing has the potential to change a life - like when a German woman checks to find out if an American girl has...

One of the highlights of teaching is when I get to learn from my students. I'm so proud of these resilient, curious, thoughtful young...

I didn't grow up familiar with the liturgical church calendar, but today is the last Sunday of "Ordinary Time." Next Sunday begins...

I made a cheesecake yesterday. I ate some today. It's delicious. I feel not guilt about this. I really love cheesecake, and this happens...

While I manage to hide it often, I'm overwhelmed by large groups of people and deal with social anxiety. I'm fully conscious of being an...

Miracles don't happen. Except when they do. I waffle back and forth on what to call a miracle. I'm pretty content to say the time someone...

I've had a lot of people reach out and offer help or ask for updates regarding my last post. First off, thank you. Thank you to the...

I just finished another one of those Christian blogger weird experiment in loving Jesus books - you know, where the American woman says,...

There are a lot of dangerous prayers out there. Right near the top with praying for patience is praying for humility. I'm not sure when I...

What a week - full of goodbyes and transitions - the two things TCKs hate the most. But hey, something's in the air - Aslan is on the...

This is one of the most fun posts I write all year. Ten to twelve songs that represent what I've been through and learned in the past...

I had an out yesterday. A genuine and honest out for the first time in over nine months. A chance to give up on someone the Lord told me...

Peace. Be still. I did a lot this week. I had a lot of feelings. I went to work. I made some mistakes. I apologized for most of them...

When I found my counselor in New Zealand two years ago, I reached out to the one whose online bio said she specialized in grief and...

C. S. Lewis said that mythology had hidden "good lies" that point towards the truth of Jesus. He found the biblical themes in ancient...

The Lord made you to run and rage Your passions are unique to you Don't let anyone condemn your age You are among the chosen few The Lord...

I finished reading The Satanic Verses this weekend. It's the long novel that got author Salman Rushdie into so much trouble with Islamic...

When I was in elementary school, the tiny private K-12 I attended had only one small campus, and after school I would often hope for a...

I love my kids. I love every single one of them. I love the ones who lie to their partners; I love the ones who make promises they never...