all the time we referenced Him as “Abba,” i didn’t understand. i didn’t understand until meeting my neighbor who doesn’t want religion, my jewish neighbor who teaches her children to call their daddy, “Abba,” my neighbor’s children who adore their…
re-roofing
shave and a haircut . . . . (no bits)
finding a life
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Mt. 16:25
When I Need Him
Sometimes, I am afraid He is not really there. For big things like car accidents and 9/11 and cancer, or for littler things like gall bladder issues and daily peace. There is an essential oil for anything you want to…
Apparently, I Don’t Believe
And I’m not yet sure I want to… Since I was a child, I’ve heard about that eighteen inches between the head and the heart. I was taught the danger of knowing something in your head and not believing it…
How Great?
My mom told me recently that the first time she ever felt me move in her womb was during a congregational hymn at – of all places – a Bill Gothard convention. The irony of that location alone makes me…
Seeking Holy Solitude
2013 was a painful year for “community” for me. I spent much of the year pursuing relationship with people all over the country, sending emails, having coffee, inviting people in for dinner, sharing in group settings, even beginning to attend…
It Never Hurts to Ask
I used to live by this mantra – “it never hurts to ask.” I chanted it to myself as I walked the streets of a historic Virginia town at eighteen, knocking on doors with my little writing notebook, meeting new…
A New Nose
Pip just asked God for a “circle nose.” The adult in me says “look out, God might give it to you and how would He do that – YIKE” and then I realized that when we pray like children, He…
On Character, Motherhood, and God Being God – A Ramble
All my life I’ve been told that “character” is what you are when nobody’s watching, but I have come to the conclusion that character is what you are when everyone is watching. Or at least when your kids are watching.…