Grief and Hope Hold Hands (the year of gathering)
I’m thinking again about the unlikely friendship of grief, and how she loves to hold the hands of hope even in her awkwardness as she leans into our lives,...
Get Dirty (the year of gathering)
I am not a gardener, but I still love every lesson taught in farmer’s almanacs of the abiding and tending of seedtime and harvest. Onions aren’t ready to be...
The Work of Rest (the year of gathering)
Look at us. We did it. Despite misgivings and any number of wonderings, we have entered into the second half of 2021. You might be scouring through school supply...
We are Gifted (the year of gathering)
I remember writing the words, “I want to make a difference, I want to be a change-agent.” In my life, the longing to not be anonymous was great—chalk it...
reaching out and drawing near (the year of gathering)
When the light comes on in our own lives, when we find redemption or restoration or new breath in our lungs—when we realize that what we have believed about...
He Proved He Was Both (the year of gathering)
It is the Monday after Easter, Resurrection Day, the celebration of new life given like the first breath in our lungs. I pray that, this year, it’s more than...
Sin and Skin
It’s been a week since One Woman Can Change the World was launched into the world it wants to serve well. I should be encouraging you to buy the...
Join my launch team for One Woman Can Change the World
So, if you read this post, but then stop when the registration form asks you to pre-order the book because this season is really tough financially, please respond and...
The Writing Life – Stuck
There’s a word I truly have come to dislike—more than moist or dirge or even spatchcock. It’s a word that threatens to trip me up as I write for...
Hospitality isn’t a Gift – Plus #KitchenTherapy with TWO Sweet Treats
Some folks say hospitality is a spiritual gift.
I beg to differ.
I think there are most certainly gifts that are divinely inspired – mine are exhortation, leadership, and wisdom (though...
Shoot Like a Girl | As You Are
She said, “Show them you as you are – behind the words and the images.”
The “she” is my friend, Migdalia. We’ve been together since the early ‘80s, and we’ve...
What Do We Say to a Kid in Kenya?
My friend Mindy and I finished teaching the kids at a school in a remote Kenyan village, and then asked, "Do you have any questions you'd like to ask...
