Dust and Delighting (Ash Wednesday)
I heard him quietly whisper “to dust we will return,” as the ashes were placed on my head, and I reflected on the words from my morning devotional. “You...
A Lot More like Digging (the Lenten Season)
The Lenten season has begun. Yesterday, I wrote about the thin places - where heaven and earth collide in beauty. Today, I'm sharing a most personal thing: what Lent...
A Most Pervasive Jesus and the Thin Places
Scottish lore is that there is only three feet separating heaven and earth – but there are places we find where the distance is even closer. “Thin places,” they...
Bloom. Rest. Burn.
"I was taught as a child that life was a rather straight-lined, nose-to-the-grindstone series of battles followed by blessing. But childhood fables of “strive hard and strive long to...
Good Grief, Good Words, and Pieces (some thoughts on a Thursday)
For a girl who loves words that are woven into well-crafted storylines, this season has been a challenging one. I’ve written a lot of things for others, but have...
Hope. Love. Joy. Peace. And Christmas.
As I write this little letter, Brad is stoking the fire in the living room. He’s got a pot of chili cooking, which heralds cold weather and something that...
The Beauty of Expectancy.
In the days in-between the glorious moments of beautiful birth and humble offering, the days before what had been promised and prophesied was revealed to all – the world...
We are Good and Bloodthirsty
I fell into the pages of Charlotte's Web at 9 years old, and read the entire book in one sitting. And then I read it again, dreaming myself far...
When Churches Choose to Love Each Other
As a kid, I didn’t understand why people who said they loved Jesus would dislike other people who said they loved Jesus. As an adult, it became clear that...
Written for Orange Leaders
Read MoreThe 30s Will Not Last. And There is Something Better.
I once wrote a little essay to a woman turning 30. Aptly enough, it was entitled, "30 Things to Learn from a Woman over 50." It was filled with...
15 wonders what we now believe.
Fifteen years is a lifetime for my friend’s daughters now in middle and high school. It’s almost half of my son’s life story. It’s a portion of my marriage....
He Will Not Let Us Fray (a love note from Colossians 2)
Hi there. This is a little something for you - something I've been working on for a bit with precious friend who is finding just the right image to...
