Make peace. Bake bread. Take courage.
If I could tell you anything right now about what we are to do with the days we are given, it would be this: Dwell fully in the land...
Light (An Advent Story of Hope)
Hello there. Whether you have come here with intention or by happenstance, welcome. There is always a place for you here. I believe with my whole heart that we...
The Slow Miracles of Love and Time.
There are miracles we don’t likely notice. Things like the power of touch, the tenderness of time, the healing found in connection, the beauty of kindness. I remember as...
Bake bread with me. This is #kitchentherapy.
Bread as an essential part of #kitchentherapy is a must for one reason. Bread says, “Take a breath, ponder lovely things, dream a bit.” I don’t know about you,...
#kitchentherapy is back – and soup’s on!
There’s a lot of talk about going deep and being intentional, about having conversations that don’t dance around the edges of things but instead dive in and look for...
Even When I Wonder Why (The Year of Wonder)
Someone shared a quote with me that I won’t get exactly right but here goes: “Wrestling with God reveals just how close He is to us.” I am a...
The Power and Purpose of Time
His name is St. Paul, a beautiful cathedral born in 1845 to the Church of England. The community celebrated its arrival with joy, and within a few short years,...
Harriet (because everyone deserves to be known)
a special story written by Tyler and GiGi Rock She’s quiet but strong. If you didn’t know about the grove of fledgling oak trees on the hill, you just...
I love you, 2021 (the year of gathering)
Hey there, 2021. I love you. I just wanted you to know. I ended 2020 with a multitude of letters to the year that had so much stacked against...
Placing Life and Death (the year of gathering)
Help me rightly place life by rightly placing death. The prayer feels upside down, but it’s been reverberating in my soul since I met Harriet. She rests quietly beneath...
Love your enemies. (the year of gathering)
I honestly thought there might be an asterisk somewhere in the pages—a subtle footnote or editor’s revision tucked in the margins. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love...
The Ragamuffins (the year of gathering)
For Ragamuffins, God’s name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy our darkness would plunge...
