Emily Parke Chase
Most people who know me well realize I love to swim. I love the freedom of movement that is possible in the water. I can do flip turns in a way I could never do on land. But I also enjoy the physical sensations of jumping into the cool water, then feeling it flow …
Read More Advent 2013: Day 5One hot summer day, my husband Gene and I took our oldest son and daughter to a local street festival. Prisca sat in the stroller, securely strapped in, but Tim was walking on his own. Almost 20,000 people had gathered for the event. We were pushing our way through the throngs of people …
Read More Advent 2013, Day 4When our daughter Prisca was dedicated as an infant at our church, she freely expressed her distress at being held by anyone other than her mother. Her wails, growing louder by the moment, soon filled the sanctuary and flustered the pastor. Anxious to move through the prayer of dedication, in his haste, our pastor …
Read More Advent 2013: Day 3Yesterday I dandled a friend’s baby on my lap. What a sweet lump of flesh! Despite drooling and clumsy efforts to hold a toy, he charmed all in sight. What a contrast to a night or two earlier. That night I lay awake in the wee hours of the morning while my son …
Read More Advent 2013: Day 2For over thirty years, our family has used the first 24 days of December to prepare our hearts for Christmas. Each year we have focused on a different devotional theme for those few weeks. The themes have included 24 different names of God, 24 items on God’s Christmas wish list, 24 transitions Jesus experienced …
Read More Advent 2013: Day 1It is official! Both my very first book Why Say No When My Hormones Say Go? and my newest release Standing Tall After Falling Short carry the imprint of WingSpread, but as of the beginning of November, WingSpread has been bought out by Moody Publishers. As a result future editions of my books will carry …
Read More A New Publisher!Here’s one more devotional for the woodworking series before we move into December and the newest series of 24 Advent devotionals that round out each calendar year. Be sure to return to this site daily during December as we prepare our hearts to celebrate Christmas! (You can find the rest of this series by …
Read More Stains and scars…Special news like the first day a new book is released deserves a headline! This afternoon I picked up the first copies of my newest release, Standing Tall After Falling Short. Like any newborn baby, this one looks beautiful in the eyes of its mother! This book is the fourth in my series on …
Read More Another Book is Born!In cartoons and sitcoms, the amateur do-it-yourself man usually hits a thumb with his hammer, so one day I asked my cousin, “Have you ever injured yourself while working in your shop?” He laughed and held up his hands. David’s hands betray his history as a woodworker. He learned his lesson the hard way! …
Read More Scarred for life…When my cousin’s daughter moved into her first apartment, she asked her father to make something for her new home. Her dad pulled out a furniture catalog with photos and told her to pick out something she liked. Her choice? A Shaker-style dresser for her bedroom. The photo showed a dresser made of …
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