In this season of extravagance and celebration, in the bustling to buy and then the wrestling to wrap. Amidst it all, the real purpose of this season is to be connected. Connected to friends and family … nurturing the newness and repairing the broken. Connected to those you love most of all. He made us for […]
The Colors of the Season
The colors of this season warm me… The colors of all the lights lining our streets…some white, some red, some dangly and some straight–all shining to declare the joy of the season. The colors of the advent Truth-in-the-Tinsel projects the kids are making each day, dot our days with wonder as we walk through the […]
For When I’m Tired and Weary of Fighting this Relentless River
Photo credit: jamesjustin, Flickr creative commons I’ve been memorizing Romans 8 these past few weeks with this wonderful community. And the thing about memorizing is that I end up meditating on the words all week long…the words ever before me to soak in to this thick skull of mine. I’ve been learning all about the flesh […]
To Grow is in the Dying
To grow is in the dying. The falling of leaves in autumn. The pruning of roses in winter. Pruning what is good to allow for the growth of that which is greater. He requires it and I long to follow and obey. I long for Him to transform me into His likeness, in whatever way […]
Unexpected Curves and Bends
The journey of this life is full of unexpected curves and bends. Moments unforeseen and even unimagined have bent me and turned me. I have been spun and shaken and surprised by the road’s forced turns. But I’ve also taken my share of should’ve-known-better detours and ended up lost and alone. And my trip back […]
I Will Always Remember
I remember the bottom, my lowest point. In the midst of my divorce, in my failure and shame–sitting in my car, tears flowing down, and being broken.
I’m at my Beginning
There are writers of words I have been reading for some time. Seasoned writers who weave words like art, who paint with words, and who ooze words right out of their very souls. Meaningful words that move and inspire. Words that pierce hearts with beauty and truth. And I just returned from Relevant where I met […]
His Good and Perfect Gifts…
God is in the business of giving good and perfect gifts—gifts I am sometimes unaware I even need. Gifts that surprise me and overwhelm me, that drown me and sink me deep into His great love—His love with skin and flesh on … this, the body of Christ. I know because I have experienced its […]
Relevant
To be relevant in this world is to love as He loves. To see the world through His eyes…with grace and mercy… beyond ourselves. To be His hands and feet on this earth to one another, To notice the one alone–the one who’s new–the anxious heart present in the room, To really see the need, by […]
…As I Fly to See Friends
I have virtual friends. I’ve found them online, and I often hang on their words. They stretch me and grow me and challenge me and inspire me. And they have little idea who I am. I dream of the conversations we might have. What I’d share with them and what they might say. And before you judge me […]
