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July 2017

July 18, 2017

GENERATIONAL GOD: a wild goose poem

[I wrote this poem on a Friday afternoon, laying in my tent looking up...

June 2017

June 07, 2017

O God, Make Us Rich

O God, make us rich by the richness of a Kingdom-- created by you, sustained...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

When The Good Things Become Visible

Mno waben. Mno waben. I held my three year old son in the early morning...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

The New Church Revival

A few weeks ago someone on Facebook invited me to their church revival, an event...

April 16, 2016

The Glass Half Empty Is The Glass Half Full: the sweetness of community

There's something known to be proven in my experience of being in community. If people...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Day 12: Lent for my Moment of Silence

Every week at our church, our pastor engages us in a moment of silence. You...

February 16, 2016

day 6: Lent for my Neighbor

Ashley and I met at a breakfast place and sat at a table by the...

February 08, 2016

Admitting We’re Lonely: the unknown shape of friendship

There's a difficult truth I've been trying to swallow lately, and it is that this...

January 2016

January 17, 2016

When Your Home is Not Your Own

A home is created when a living space is cultivated and cared for, treated with grace. And...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Day 24 of Advent: when community keeps Christmas

Last Wednesday was a hard day. Both boys decided to skip their naps, Travis was...

December 10, 2015

Advent, Day 12: the good tension

There's a really difficult tension in being human that we always carry with us-- the...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

The Last of the Debts: a community story

Isaiah turned two on Wednesday. And this morning, I paid the last of our medical...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

The Impossibility of Withering Away

When community works the way it's supposed to, we are always cared for, always filled...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

The Simple Blessing of Servanthood

servant: a person who is devoted to or guided by something Sometimes servanthood is concentrated....

April 2015

April 06, 2015

The Other Community: a lesson on erasing lines

I've lived 26 years in this skin. So, you'd think by now, I wouldn't be...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

Out From Under The Covers: a lesson in surrender

There's just this strange and uncomfortable ebb and flow that happens in life, that happens...

February 2015

February 16, 2015

Gifts Called Out: the church & who we’re asked to be

It takes time to come to that vulnerable and often cracked place that asks, What am...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

The Pursuit of Seeing: The Glory Network

I have less than a handful of sister friends across the states who I can...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

When Parents Date (“H” is for Happy)

A few weeks ago, we asked for prayer from our friends , for strength in the...

November 20, 2014

Toddlers, Falafels, & the Birthday Celebration

We celebrated Eliot's birthday with some new friends this year. For every birthday celebration, Eliot...

November 03, 2014

Room E-210

We sit together, one, together, pressed into green chairs, shoulder to shoulder with the glory...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

The Best Medicine

When you're close to running on empty, there are beautiful things that can fill you...

September 2014

September 06, 2014

A Lesson on Trust: Prayers That Pass The Sky

Tomorrow I'm leading worship at our new church. 40 days, to answer your question. We've...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

How Hands Change Hearts

Last week two friends came over. Both boys finally laid down in their beds, breathed...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

A Lesson in the Dawn: Gandalf’s Advice

"The world is not in your books and maps, it's out there." -Gandalf the Grey...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

Peace, Hope and a Cleaner Home

I've been pregnant for about 12 weeks now. Just as it was last time, my...

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