'Tis the season for sun and surf! If you're considering a trip to the beach this summer, here are a few hacks to plan the best day on the sand. Timing is essential! Go early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Don't plan to stay all day. Pack what…
Laying out. Sunbathing. Tanning. Lobsterwoman beach-bake. Call it what you will, but I never enjoyed lying still in a puddle of sweat. Maybe it's because my only hope of tanning rests in the day my freckles bleed together. My pale flesh resists those rays, so friends stand a better chance of bronzing…
"The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship. Day and night they keep on telling about God" (Psalm 19:1-2). Tender grass bursts from the earth. Glimmering beetles scurry up to lily pinnacles and raise their antennae. My favorite gnarled oak ascends from a velvety…
"Are you important?" The pharmacist locked eyes with me. Taken off-guard by the question, I fumbled for a response. "You look like you're important," he said. "Well, everybody's just as important as everyone else," I managed to say. "I'm sure I'm no more important than you are." "Well, that's a good…
Leaning against his favorite tree, Abraham swept the hair back from his son's eyes. He pointed to the inky sky. "See those stars, Isaac?""Mama says other nations worship them.""Yes. Some even think they predict the future."The lights twinkled in Isaac's deep brown irises. "But, we don't believe that."Abraham smiled. "We worship…