With the new year comes new reading intentions, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve taken a deep dive into 2021 with a stack of books by your side. For me, as I glanced at the reading I did in 2020 – 128 books, to be sure – I couldn’t help but notice that nearly two-thirds of the books I completed were fiction. Now, there’s nothing wrong with fiction: fiction teaches us and changes us just as much as non-fiction... Read more
A couple of days ago, I sat staring at Psalm 90. Really, I needed to write a piece around the psalm, but even the mere act of writing – especially when it comes to Scripture – takes a little bit of sitting with and staring at and mulling over before takeaways really come to me. That morning, I found myself drawn to the second and third verses: Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth... Read more
A couple of weeks ago I got a rejection, or shall I say, yet another rejection. In a way, I feel like I’ve been living in a series of rejections, when the words and thoughts and ideas I put out into the universe seemingly come back as void. When stay-at-home orders first began ten months ago, the mandate hit me smack in the face. Our boys went to school on a Friday, only to learn that they wouldn’t return for... Read more
As you may already know, we’re a family of readers. I’m a reader. My husband’s a reader (although he’s sure to give equal playing time to football, basketball and baseball, depending on the season). And our sons are becoming readers, each at their own level, sometimes by themselves and oftentimes by listening to Mama and Dada read. While James still relishes in reading picture books to the boys, I get super excited to dive into chapter books with the two... Read more
Lately, I haven’t been able to get these words out of my head: “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and... Read more
Friends, I’m happy to bring you today’s post, which feels most necessary to my heart today. I trust it’ll be the same for you. Gina Butz, author of Making Peace With Change, has a way of making holy the ordinary, so enter into her thoughts today and enjoy! — All my life I have gravitated toward activity and noise. I’m more comfortable with talking than listening. There’s a drive in me to be seen, to grab attention through my words.... Read more
With cases of the coronavirus increasing daily in the U.S., wearing a mask has become commonplace for many of us. I’m so glad today’s writer, Amanda Udis-Kessler, decided to follow a rumination in her heart about the spiritual nature of wearing a mask as well. What a gift to the rest of us, so listen and learn to what she has for the rest of us. Proceeds from today’s post go toward RAICES. — I pull up to the drug store... Read more
Well friends, it’s treat-of-treat time today. Not only am I delighted with the overall topic – liminal space, which is one of my faves – but I’m delighted with today’s writer, Mike Loretto. Mike and Sarah (his wife) are some of our favorite humans on earth, so enjoy his wisdom-filled words, insight and invitation today. Proceeds from today’s post go to RAICES. — You’re swinging from rope to rope. Your breath quickens as you come to a place where the next one... Read more
Although I haven’t been able to write a whole lot on this site lately, I am just DELIGHTED to continue to point you to different voices whose thoughts are changing the world. Today’s writer, Katey Hage, is no exception. I relish her thoughts on listening to and learning from the next generation and can’t wait for you to dive into them too. Proceeds from today’s post go toward RAICES. — I live down the street from an indigenous cultural community center... Read more
Isn’t it funny how writers who signed up six months ago are all of the sudden, divinely filling this space now? Like last week’s guest writer, I’m delighted to host my dear friend, queen of the suburbs, Ashley Hales. She’s got a way with words, and perhaps like many of us, she’s learning a new language of lament in this season. Proceeds from today’s post go toward Preemptive Love. — The world has been torn to pieces. COVID-19. Wars about wearing a mask. Ahmaud... Read more
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