“Glory be to God for dappled things.”

From “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins

I first heard this poem in college and had no idea what “dappled” meant. Thankfully, Hopkins elaborates by praising “skies of coupled color,” finches’ wings, plowed fields, and even the trades and their gear. He’s celebrating the varied, mottled beauty of God’s world — and calling us to praise Him for it.

Recently, I was diagnosed with ADHD. At first I was surprised (and yes, a little sad). But as I’ve unpacked it, I can’t deny how well it fits. I love too many things to focus on just one: fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose, art and science, mountains and the ocean, writing for women and for kids, diving deep into Scripture and giggling at Phineas and Ferb.

In short, I love dappled things.

That’s what I hope this new iteration of my website will be: a place to ponder, relish, and explore the myriad beauty all around us—all wrapped in God’s love.