Faith & Community
Resources for Advent
November 29, 2016
This post is a round-up of a few Advent resources to inspire, guide and deepen your spiritual experience this holiday season. It may also just be an excuse to post pretty photos of lights and candles, you'll forgive me that indulgence.
Following as a sure thing
October 17, 2016
I had rooted myself in my relationship with Damien, looking to him to be my "sure thing" in life, which included my income-earning work, instead of finding security in my identity in Jesus Christ, who dwells in me, and is the Essence of my life.
Some thoughts on twenty years of marriage
August 18, 2016
I see my marriage, and the fruit of my marriage, as one of life's greatest gifts. But the uncommon level of dedication and commitment that is required to nurture a marriage is staggering. You don't know this when you get married at twenty. I didn't.
What do you need to Trust God with? (a lament and a balm)
June 21, 2016
One of my biggest struggles is that I feel the pace of life is not the pace at which I "should" be living. There is a knowing deep in my core that the state of the world, on all levels, is misaligned with its intended design and purpose; a disconnect ...
Drama, homeschool community, and the Holy Spirit
June 8, 2016
Even though family is the primary influence, the circle of interaction, experience, and opportunities must expand as children grow.
Story weekend ("meeting" Anne Lamott)
May 19, 2016
I could have stood in the book line, empty-handed and full-hearted, to say, like so many adoring readers, "I love your writing", when what I really wanted to say is "I love you". But that felt foolish, which maybe I am.
Spring confessions, a new liturgy, and discipline
May 5, 2016
If inspiration appears to us like a diamond, sparkly and beautiful, then discipline is the high temperature and intense pressure that will actually produce that diamond.
