I'm remembering years ago when email still felt young and social media only existed in MySpace and that one thing with a name I can't recall that had thousands of people from Brazil. I wasn't yet saying everything out loud to my 1,698 friends/kind-of-friends. No. Especially prayer requests. When I had prayer requests, I would …
Discoveries & Reminders
Today, I want to share a little bit about some personal discoveries and reminders. 1. A reminder: What we read in the Bible cannot be for knowledge alone but for transformation. So if you have a question about something you've reading in the Bible, by all means seek answers but don't only seek answers so …
ants & trust
i'm an "i can do this" sort of person which often creates a lot of frustration in my life. why? because my efforts often teach me that i actually don't have what it takes--the skills, the time, the support, the wisdom, the long suffering, the...you name it. yet, disappointment doesn't stop me from trying, once …
Just One More Kiss
It's hard to let her go. 2:45am comes. I feed her. And then it's 4:30am and I'm waking up with her still in my arms. I finally surrender to the reality of my own sleep needs and return her to her bed but only after ten more kisses to her cheeks. She settles down quickly. …
My Girl & My God
I know, I should be sleeping. Sleep when the baby sleeps. Yeah yeah. I've got thoughts running through my head that must be sorted through. So here I go. A couple of nights ago, I was done. I mean, not really but it felt like it. It felt like confusion frustration and helplessness had gotten …
if i can help somebody
today i woke up in a bit of a funk. i'm an idealist. i woke up knowing i'd slept but not feeling rested. bumber #1. and that's all it took to begin my focus on things i cannot control. like whether or not those i minister to and with are receiving proper spiritual nurture at …
and then…
(from june 24, 2014)when you haven't yet cried over something and then the flip is randomly switched... it's such a vulnerable space. the tears flow as if to say, "dare us to stop," and you know it's good and right and real and honest. and still. it confuses while simultaneously clarifying. you could have died. or …
