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July 2012

July 31, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Olympics, Karolyi, Family Dinner

Yesterday morning my husband let me sleep while he got up with the kids (for...

July 16, 2012

When Prayer is Everything

It's Sunday and I’m sitting on the very last row of a jet moving thousands...

July 05, 2012

Of course we can’t have it all. (But still we can flourish.)

I’m sure you probably read this month’s featured article in the Atlantic. If you haven’t,...

July 04, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Angie Mabry-Nauta

Happy Independence Day! It's a joy to have Angie Mabry-Nauta contributing to our "Freedom" edition...

July 03, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Birthdays, Bookshelves, Old/New friends, Green Drink, and on and on…

You know that problem you have when you show up at a new friend’s...

July 02, 2012

The Slow Work of Foundation-Making

Cat and me and a few of the girls we love Two weeks ago,...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

A Pitiful Sickly Repost

Here’s the thing guys, I’m writing this on Wednesday evening, sick as a dog. I...

June 27, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Tamara Murphy

Today we get to hear from my friend Tamara Murphy, who blogs at This Sacramental...

June 18, 2012

To Brooksie, on his baptism…

This past Friday evening, we gathered family and friends in Philadelphia and Brooksie was baptized...

June 14, 2012

A Tribute to the Single Mother and in Praise of the Good Father: A Father’s Day Post (of sorts)

Every time Chris leaves town, I’m reminded of how much I depend on him, on...

June 12, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Off to Philadelphia!

I’m up late trying to get my posts for the week set in place before...

June 11, 2012

When prayer is not cultivated in the quiet

Fifteen years ago, my youth pastor taught me to sit still, to keep my focus,...

June 06, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Sarah Bessey

Sarah Bessey is my first blog crush to ever turn into a real friend. Getting...

June 05, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Attending to the wonder

What if we stood up and took notice when we say "wow"? Awe is an...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Girls and Great-Grandmothers and all the Mothers between them

A couple of Sundays ago, I had a phone date with my 90-year-old...

May 29, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: Memorial Day Edition

Parents who will drive eight hours and spend money on a hotel room on the...

May 26, 2012

Lament and Faith and Childhood: Why my kid and I read the sad Psalms

A year and a half ago, when my son first dreamed that a walrus (yes,...

May 23, 2012

{This Sacred Everyday} Vol. 1

Today we begin a new series around here. {This Sacred Everyday} is a collection of...

May 22, 2012

Thankful Tuesday: The Angry Stomach Virus Edition

What a week! It included: The Stomach Bug Incident of 2012, which took over my...

May 17, 2012

Why I didn’t make it to small group last week

It was a good day, but a long one: the house in disarray. Another week...

May 16, 2012

{Practicing Benedict} The Finale: A Beginning

The purpose for which we have written this rule is to make it clear that...

May 14, 2012

On Sweetness and Mother’s Day

It’s Mother’s Day morning and last night was one of those up and down kinds...

May 10, 2012

Fresh flowers with dew: A Mother’s Day reflection

Today, because I spent last night exhausted and grumpy--it was one of those loooong days...

May 08, 2012

Thankful: thunderstorms, parties, and the (lack of) electricity

Oh, I’ve missed big spring thunderstorms in Texas, how they hit at 7:30 at night,...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Walk slow and notice

The plane lands and you have a connection to make in a city you've never...

April 19, 2012

A ‘Mother Letter’ for the Mamas

Dearest Mamas, When I was pregnant with my first child, my friend Emily (one year...

April 17, 2012

A list of gifts on a Tuesday

For a Saturday date night and one long, happy dinner conversation with the Mister For...

April 16, 2012

A couple of photo shoots, some bluebonnets, and one lovely photographer…

When I made the decision to make the move to Patheos, I knew it was...

April 13, 2012

A Very Thankful Poem-a-Day Friday

I've missed our Thankful Tuesdays, friends! So much so that my mind has been filling...

April 10, 2012

Guest Post: The Creaking, Squeaking Altar that Moves

I'm thrilled to interrupt our regularly scheduled Thankful Tuesday to bring you some words from...