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When Winter Lingers

May 2, 2022May 1, 2022 / Andrea / Leave a comment

We are over a month into spring here in northern Minnesota, but we are still wearing our woolen socks. We all know that the colors of life will eventually reveal themselves, but right now the earth is still hard and cold, the sky gray. It has been a long, cold, snowy winter, even by Minnesota … Continue reading When Winter Lingers

Introducing: A View of the Lake Newsletter

April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 / Andrea / 3 Comments

Words From the Woods I have exciting news! I have wanted to produce a monthly newsletter for a long time, and that day is finally here! I hope you'll decide to sign up so that we can get to know each other better. Each month I will send out an update from home, giving you … Continue reading Introducing: A View of the Lake Newsletter

If Ben Had Been There

April 18, 2022April 17, 2022 / Andrea / 13 Comments

My son Ben has cognitive disabilities and very little language. But sometimes he intuitively understands what our “normal” intelligence blinds us to. Our Easter celebration last weekend got me thinking: If Ben had been at the tomb that first Easter morning, things might have gone down a little differently…. Early on the first day of … Continue reading If Ben Had Been There

I Remember

April 4, 2022December 27, 2022 / Andrea / Leave a comment

Music plays softly as I hold the little cup quietly in my lap. I cradle the cracker in my hands, praying. Then I taste, and I remember. I remember how He came for me when I wasn’t looking. How He opened my eyes to beauty and my heart to hope. I remember the first time … Continue reading I Remember

To Ben on World Down Syndrome Day

March 21, 2022March 29, 2022 / Andrea / 12 Comments

You came as a surprise; your life tenuous, your little body limp in my arms. We brought you home, numb and determined, the future unimagined. Your extended family welcomed you with a tenderness tempered by grief. Your church family, stunned, embraced you. You were changing us, even then. Making your mark on our world just … Continue reading To Ben on World Down Syndrome Day

As Long as It’s Healthy

March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 / Andrea / 10 Comments

“I just got the test results”, she leaned close as we waited in the school hallway. “I don’t care if it’s a girl or a boy, as long as it’s healthy.” My smile weakened, tears pressing as I looked for my child, the one who wasn’t born healthy, instead sporting extra chromosomes and their complications. … Continue reading As Long as It’s Healthy

Here We Are Again

February 28, 2022August 3, 2022 / Andrea / 1 Comment

It’s a disheartening deja vu: Another regime swooping in on a weaker country, wreaking death and destruction. We grieved over Afghanistan just six months ago. Now we weep with Ukraine. We who are citizens of the most powerful country on earth are caught helpless in front of our Twitter streams and news broadcasts. There is … Continue reading Here We Are Again

A Common Face

February 14, 2022February 13, 2022 / Andrea / 7 Comments

It happened again last week. This time it was an older gentleman at the doctor's office. "You look so familiar," he said, squinting his eyes and tipping his head slightly. From there the questions branched off into possible mutual friends, workplaces, or schools. This happens to me regularly. I look just like someone's sister-in-law /college … Continue reading A Common Face

Winter Light

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 / Andrea / 11 Comments

The snow lies deep, unsettled against the sharp wind. Here in the north woods the winter sun falls cold between storms. The sun’s course lowers to a shallow arc, it’s apex briefly dividing morning from afternoon. Evenings bring long, golden fingers gradually giving way to dusky blue. The snow sparkles, each slight breeze smoothing the … Continue reading Winter Light

The Breath of God

January 17, 2022January 16, 2022 / Andrea / 6 Comments

God breathes, and uncountable numbers of universes take shape. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. - Psalms 33:6  He breathes into humankind and we become embodied souls.  The Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into … Continue reading The Breath of God

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