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July 2014

July 01, 2014

What I’m Into: Top Ten June Edition

I have a confession to make: all of my favorite bloggers are taking the summer...

June 2014

June 06, 2014

Goodbye, Glory Baby, Goodbye

Today I'm linking up with Lisa-Jo Baker's Five Minute Friday, a community I love where...

June 03, 2014

So…Last Week, I Became a Geeky Theological Kingdom Explorer: My Interview on TheoGraff

Last week my husband interviewed me for his podcast, "TheoGraff", "A Jesus-Centered, Hip-hop flavored, geeky ...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Hump Day Happiness: Phenomenal Woman

Today, one of my favorite poets Maya Angelou passed away at the age of...

May 23, 2014

You’re a Naked What? Some Thoughts on Why I’m an Anabaptist

I almost didn’t start a blog. I love writing and I love community, but...

May 23, 2014

You're a Naked What? Some Thoughts on Why I'm an Anabaptist

I almost didn’t start a blog. I love writing and I love community, but...

May 20, 2014

What I Mean When I Say I’m Praying For You

Last week, I read an article called, “5 Things Christians Should Stop Saying”. As...

May 20, 2014

What I Mean When I Say I'm Praying For You

Last week, I read an article called, “5 Things Christians Should Stop Saying”. As...

May 14, 2014

Hump Day Happiness: Sarah Kay My New Favorite Poet

Welcome to Hump Day Happiness! On Wednesdays, I like to share one thing that inspires...

May 07, 2014

Hump Day Happiness: God Our Mother by The Liturgists

Hello Friends, Welcome to the second edition of our new series, "Hump Day Happiness"! Every...

May 05, 2014

Top Ten Gifts Of Shalom for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is coming! This will be my twelfth Mother’s Day. Usually, my Mother’s...

May 05, 2014

Top Ten Gifts Of Shalom for Mother's Day

Mother’s Day is coming! This will be my twelfth Mother’s Day. Usually, my Mother’s...

May 02, 2014

Lessons from My Night At Alvin Ailey: Part One

This post is part one of a series of lessons I learned last night at...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Introducing a new series: Hump Day Happiness

Hey friends, I'd like to introduce a new weekly series on the blog called, "Hump...

April 26, 2014

In Which I Write for Sarah Bessey’s _Jesus Feminist_ Book Club

My husband and I celebrated our ten year anniversary this past February! Naturally, I've been...

April 26, 2014

In Which I Write for Sarah Bessey's _Jesus Feminist_ Book Club

My husband and I celebrated our ten year anniversary this past February! Naturally, I've been...

April 25, 2014

Practicing Shalom with a Swiffer

When I was younger, my daddy and I would play chess and plan my future:...

April 18, 2014

A Year With My Dove Tattoo: On Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and the Cross

Last Good Friday I walked into the Boston Tattoo Company pulled my sleeve up, and...

April 15, 2014

I Am Not Afraid of Storms…

I'm over at A Deeper Story today reflecting on Jesus asleep during the storm and...

April 07, 2014

My Hot Mess of a Writing Process AKA blog tour

Today I’m excited to join my new friend, Heather Caliri the woman behind, “A Little...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Let's Go Be Brave

The above line is from Pharrell William's song, "Brand New" featuring Justin Timberlake. Yeah,...

March 30, 2014

Let’s Go Be Brave

The above line is from Pharrell William's song, "Brand New" featuring Justin Timberlake. Yeah,...

March 23, 2014

Choosing Celebration

On Thursday, I purchased "Art of Celebration" by Rend Collective Experiment. It's a wonderful soundtrack...

March 20, 2014

Speaking Fear, Praying Shalom

Hey Friends, I was in bed sick most of the day yesterday so I didn't...

March 16, 2014

I Am Mountain

This week I made the best decision ever...I changed my wake up alarm tone from...

March 12, 2014

Gardening With God

Today I am linking up with my Story Sisters in our "Girls We Once Were"...

March 11, 2014

March’s Daybook

Hi Friends! Today I'm coming off my self-imposed blogging hiatus by sharing a day in...

March 11, 2014

March's Daybook

Hi Friends! Today I'm coming off my self-imposed blogging hiatus by sharing a day in...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Standing Our Ground…In Prayer and White Tears of Lament

Today's addition to my Standing our ground...in prayer series, I'm going to share a couple...

February 27, 2014

The Year of the Ugly Cry

2013 was the Year of...