We are All Shattered Pieces.
The more I walk this road, the more I see our fragility. Yes, we are all shattered pieces, we are all shards. We have within us a million small...
Light (Christmas)
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. (Helen Keller) What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live...
Joy (Advent)
A tiny bird named Benjamin Tit is sharing the secret of joy today - a tiny bird made from a tree that smells like roses when it's being cut...
Peace (Advent)
And when it's all a blur, you are the hard line
In the disorder, you are the peace sign.
Advent: PEACE is the story of a turquoise doorway on a remote...
Love (Advent)
It was sweet Miss Mary from Jamaica who taught me that sign language is indeed that – a language all its own. It is not merely an accommodation or...
Hope (Advent)
The heart rests on two picture books, the glow of a candle calling out its design. It was a treasure found in Kenya on one of my latest journeys....
What’s Communion, anyway? plus #kitchentherapy with wine (and a Freckled Frosé)
At CasaRock, communion is more than Sunday mornings and the liturgy we love at Church of the Cross. On Sunday nights, we gather, we yield, we receive at the...
Let it Go. Let it Out. Let It All Unravel.
“We love words, right GiGi?” I smile, and say, “Yes, Sawyer. We are words people.” I pray he always loves words. I pray he understands their power to work...
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...
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...
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....
This is Every-Day Jesus.
This is for you, love. Because I want you to know Jesus. The Christ. The God-Man who defies logic and yet makes sense of it all. I'm not sharing...
