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July 2017

July 22, 2017

Wholehearted Worship: "Never Once" Matt Redman

Lean in close, Sistas... because I've got a confession: I'm am 100% here for a...

July 22, 2017

Wholehearted Worship: “Never Once” Matt Redman

Lean in close, Sistas... because I've got a confession: I'm am 100% here for a...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

Big Book News and The Blog that Went Away But Came Back AWESOME

Hey Sistas, As some of y'all know, last spring, I signed a book contract with...

June 2016

June 13, 2016

Episode 15: The Shalom of Party With A Purpose

My guest on the podcast this week is Rachel Hollis. Rachel Hollis the brilliant founder...

May 2016

May 29, 2016

Episode 13: Shalom Book Club, "Esperanza Rising"

Esperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–she’d always have...

May 29, 2016

Episode 13: Shalom Book Club, “Esperanza Rising”

Esperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–she’d always have...

May 21, 2016

Episode #12: Celebrate Shalom! Unity, Flourishing…All the Feels

Hey Sistas, Toady's episode is all about celebrating the ways you're practicing Shalom in your...

May 10, 2016

Sistas Squad Up: The Four Friends I Needed When My Son Was Called the N-Word

We were rushing to the car on a rainy Friday afternoon when my son pulled...

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...

May 04, 2016

Daring Kids, Library Fines, and Yelling Encouragements at Drop Off

There's a video going around about a Florida teacher who spends ten minutes every morning...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Shalom Book Club #2: Bad Feminist

Hey Sistas, Cara and I had a blast talking about "Bad Feminist" written by Roxane...

April 21, 2016

Before You Buy that Compost Bin for Earth Day! Podcast Episode 08

My guest on the podcast this week is Kori Williamson. I learned so much...

April 18, 2016

Shalom Book Club, First Edition: The Light of the World

The first episode of the Shalom in the City's books club episode. In the...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

On Becoming a Bible Study Boss!

It’s 6am and the kiddos are asleep. In fact, everyone is asleep. I’m the only...

March 15, 2016

Podcast Episode 04: Meet Shalom Sista Kathy Escobar

My guest on the podcast this week is Kathy Escobar. Y'all. She is wise and...

March 10, 2016

A Shalom-y Book Club Invitation

If you've listened to the podcast you know that I'm starting a book club! Every...

March 01, 2016

Announcing Shalom in the City Podcast is NOW on ITUNES!!!!

y'all. Y'all! Y'ALL!!!! After months of work after Allume and some hiccups along the way,...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

Sorta Awesome Shalom! On Guest hosting One of My FAVORITE Podcasts

Hey Awesomes and Shalom Sistahs! I had so much fun chatting with Megan Tietz on...

February 02, 2016

So…Yeah…There’s Gonna Be a Podcast!

Hey Friends, Just popping in to let you know that I've been busy working on...

February 02, 2016

So…Yeah…There's Gonna Be a Podcast!

Hey Friends, Just popping in to let you know that I've been busy working on...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

How Not to Freak Out When You Have Guests Coming Over

When we moved to L.A. I knew I had my work cut out for me,...

January 14, 2016

A Year of Delight: Yada Yada Book Club!

Do y'all know Deidra Riggs? You should!...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Friendship Project Day 14: Fanny Packs, Scary Yeses, and Starting Over

A friend of mine commented the other day, "I love your Friendship Project. I remember...

October 20, 2015

Friendship Project Day 12: Picking Up Strangers with Sarah Quezada

I took some time off because, Allume! Which was amazing! I hope to share more...

October 13, 2015

Friendship Project Day 11: Lessons from a Boy-Band

*I'm getting ready to leave for Allume and thought of this talk I wrote for...

October 11, 2015

The Friendship Project, Day 10: A Day Full of Dates

Today, I completed a Friendship Marathon: Shopping for clothes for Allume with one friend: Seeing...

October 01, 2015

The Friendship Project: 31 Days of Saying Yes, Being Open, And Making New Friends in LA

It's been quiet around here because I've been busy settling in to our new school...

August 2015

August 02, 2015

What I'm Into: July 2015 Edition; Where Does My Help Come From

Yesterday, I took a class from The Coteirie lead by Elora Ramierz, about writing authentically. ...

August 02, 2015

What I’m Into: July 2015 Edition; Where Does My Help Come From

Yesterday, I took a class from The Coteirie lead by Elora Ramierz, about writing authentically. ...

May 2015

May 08, 2015

Shalom in The City's Getting a Makeover- And You Get A Say In It

For Mother's Day, my sweet husband, whose "tent-making" job during most of seminary was designing...