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December 2015

December 18, 2015

it’s here!!!

I had the opportunity to contribute devotionals to Zondervan's NIV Women's Study Bible that just...

December 17, 2015

the least likely place

One of my favorite parts of the Advent story is the shepherds. God bless...

December 14, 2015

all the 20’s in the whole wide world

My nephew Isaac turns 5 today. When he was 3-years-old, I was babysitting him, and...

December 11, 2015

room in the inn

When I lived in Portland, I had a townhouse with a big kitchen, hardwood floors...

December 10, 2015

tears in a bottle: thoughts on my 37th birthday

Today's my birthday. I'm 37 years old. It'll take me a few days to get...

December 09, 2015

how to kill your christmas joy in one easy step

This past week I spoke at my old church in Portland, Imago Dei. I spoke...

December 08, 2015

if you got pneumonia and died

It's hard to be a woman during Advent. There are societal expectations -- Christmas cookies...

December 04, 2015

hail mary

This coming Sunday I'm going to be speaking at Imago Dei, the church I attended...

December 03, 2015

the place long devastated

Last night I had my favorite kind of conversation -- a good, long, deep, in-person...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

the gift of you

It's the first Monday of Advent. The beginning of the season where we remember the...

November 28, 2015

those who hurt so hard they can’t hope

There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can't...

November 27, 2015

for kristin

My friend Kristin died of breast cancer on Wednesday night. Here's a piece I wrote...

November 25, 2015

the invisible girls’ first thanksgiving

Of all the stories I've told about the Invisible Girls, this is far and away...

November 23, 2015

a place at the table

This week I’m lucky to have the flexibility (and frequent flyer miles) to fly to...

November 18, 2015

love

I don't have many words to describe the grief in my heart after what transpired...

November 16, 2015

the sky is rising

Over the past few days, the world endured some devastating tragedies in Lebanon, Iraq and France. As I...

November 11, 2015

if you’re going through hell….

I spent the past week blogging about my experience of going through, and emerging from,...

November 05, 2015

saint sarah: love alone

I knew that Togo would be hard, but I didn't know it would be that...

November 05, 2015

saint sarah: in the middle of the night

"Let There Be Night," I had said to God. And for several more months, there...

November 03, 2015

saint sarah: nocturnal saints

I traveled a lot during the spring of 2015. I stayed at more hotels, drove...

November 03, 2015

saint sarah: let there be night

When I say I went on 15 of the worst first dates of my life,...

November 03, 2015

saint sarah: nightfall

This weekend we observed All Saints Day, and it got me thinking about what it...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

good and faithful

It's my parents' anniversary today. They've been married for nearly four decades. The more failed...

October 28, 2015

so you want to change the world

Since I returned from Togo, I've been on a writing deadline for my next...

October 26, 2015

acts of God vs. acts of us

This weekend, I saw lots of people posting "#PrayersForMexico" on social media. I almost had...

October 23, 2015

in me as it is in heaven

Some people learn life skills like love, patience and conflict resolution from living with a partner...

October 20, 2015

nobody said: notes about culture shock

I spent the weekend with dear friends. This morning, they dropped me off at the airport so...

October 19, 2015

outside the lines

Last week I went to Target to make a little care package for my 4-year-old...

October 15, 2015

nothin’

Every morning I was in Africa, I tried to spend at least an hour writing,...

October 13, 2015

the ground on which we stand

I landed in the U.S. on October 5th. One of the first things I saw...