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May 2016

May 06, 2016

Peace For The Grieving Mom: Shalom Episode 10 with Jessica Kelley

My guest on the podcast this week is Jessica Kelley. Jess is a dear friend...

January 2016

January 07, 2016

The Hill On Which This Cosby Kid is Willing to Die

When I was a teenager, there were three hills I would die on when choosing...

January 06, 2016

A Year of Delight: Gratitude

I've decided that if I'm going to follow Father Gregory Boyle's advice on Delight, to...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Non-Anxious Presence At The Helm

“Due to the size and the anticipated path of this storm, a voluntary evacuation is...

November 30, 2015

Before You Get Off This Bathroom Floor

To the single woman on the day you find out you’re pregnant: You’re sitting...

November 30, 2015

That Time We Walked Out Of A Church Service

I’m not the protesting kind, the find-a-cause-and-fight-for-it kind, or the poster-making party kind. Even though...

November 30, 2015

Making Room At the Table

The young couple hurried their toddler down the long hall to the nursery. They were...

November 30, 2015

Owning The New Picture

I’m the first one to tell you that I’m not, nor will I ever be...

October 2015

October 14, 2015

The Friendship Project: Day 12, Leaving For Allume!

Hey everyone! I'm at LAX at the gate waiting for flight to board! Thank you...

October 08, 2015

Friendship Project: Day 8 GRACE thoughts from a field guide

Hey y'all! I'm so excited to introduce my field guides to y'all this week. The...

October 06, 2015

The Friendship Project, Day Five: Finding Stability Part. 2

In Part One, I introduced the book, "Found" by Micha Boyett. I said reading it...

October 04, 2015

The Friendship Project Day 3: Finding Stability Part 1

Hey Friends, So, I had today's post all written out about the two Benedictine vows...

October 02, 2015

The Friendship Project: The Plan

Day Two of my Friendship Pr0ject. I was going to write on the Benedictine Vows...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

After the Move: On Not Giving Up On My Passions

I'm super excited to share this post with y'all because I've been sitting on this...

August 09, 2015

There's Room At This Table. Come.

One Sunday, my heart cracked open and Communion became more precious, more real, more vital...

August 09, 2015

There’s Room At This Table. Come.

One Sunday, my heart cracked open and Communion became more precious, more real, more vital...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

When It's Time To Go Away For Self-Care: Help Send "Shalom" to Allume

I want to write more consistently on the blog, but I'd love to learn how...

July 28, 2015

When It’s Time To Go Away For Self-Care: Help Send “Shalom” to Allume

I want to write more consistently on the blog, but I'd love to learn how...

July 12, 2015

Because All Good Things Must Come to An End: It's Sample Sale Time Again

Hey Everyone, To my new followers since I wrote about the piece on the shooting...

July 12, 2015

Because All Good Things Must Come to An End: It’s Sample Sale Time Again

Hey Everyone, To my new followers since I wrote about the piece on the shooting...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

What I Need You to Say in Response to the Shooting in Charleston

I almost wrote this post when there were riots in Ferguson and I almost wrote...

May 2015

May 22, 2015

Reconciliation Soup

I never knew you could make chicken noodle soup from scratch. Like sliced bread and...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Sing It On Sunday, Live It On Monday: “Revelation Song”

My six year old was acting a fool and I was uncomfortable. Earlier that day,...

April 27, 2015

Sing It On Sunday, Live It On Monday: "Revelation Song"

My six year old was acting a fool and I was uncomfortable. Earlier that day,...

April 20, 2015

Sing It On Sunday, Live it On Monday: Waiting Here For You

It's Monday, y'all! Time for another "Sing it on Sunday, Live it On Monday" post. ...

April 13, 2015

Sing it On Sunday, Live it On Monday

Hey Friends! On Mondays, I want to try to carve out a little time...

April 05, 2015

Have No Fear! Our God Is Here!

Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! I can't contain my joy today. Of all...

April 05, 2015

Take Heart! Sunday is Coming

I've been singing this song all day. On the Saturday before Resurrection Day, I like...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

Practicing Truth, Living Shalom in 2015

I heard someone say, "I love the New Year, but I'm ready for the 'new'...

January 21, 2015

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

This morning, the sun peeked out over the trees across from my kitchen door with...