Share Each Other’s Burdens
“This place is so cool. So kids get to come here? Is it a park or something?” I watched the two groups of teenagers walk around the corner of...
Celebrate! Vanilla-Kissed Lemon Cake.
We began the day with celebration – all sprinkles and glitter and colorful ribbon. She embraced her first birthday like a well-loved toy, delighting in the noise of tissue...
Hey Little Love.
A story to celebrate International Women's Day.
Mine.
It was written two years ago, as I learned to embrace the girl I once was and the girl I am now....
This Doesn’t Have an Ending.
She walked into the room, her smile rivaling the vivid Central American sun outside. They said her name was Raquel. She was a shy 14-year old who loved to...
I Am Not My Memory.
It is no secret that I love story and find my most comfortable place in storytelling. To wrap flesh and bone around hope and let it walk in the...
The Lovely Lie.
I remember standing with the chalkboard in my hands. We were doing a sermon series about grace, and I was asked to share what that amazing grace had done...
For Those Who Love Those Who Harm.
“If you could tell them anything, what would it be? What would you tell the people who love the people who harm?” ***** I remember our first conversation. We...
Waging War.
You stand so resolute in the dust and the smoke, your weary eyes watching every small movement of the trucks filled with refuse. They back to the edge of...
Striking Likeness of Jesus.
“And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” ~Acts 4:13 A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of...
We Need to Fly.
God doesn’t come and go. God lasts. He’s Creator of all you can see or imagine. He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch His breath. And He...
Becoming Naked.
I sit in the airport terminal, watching the parade of people pass. I could stay here for hours, listening to the boarding calls and global languages. Certain things transcend...
Love at the Neighbor’s Table.
“Is it possible to major in love? Because that’s what I really want – I don’t know exactly what I want to do with my life, but I just...
