The Gift of a Life

The Gift of a Life

Yesterday, beloved author and voice within my generation’s faith community Rachel Held Evans passed away. She was 37 and it was unexpected and heartbreaking. In her passing there are so many feelings and emotions, but when the person and life you grieve is not a...
Let’s Remember the Spring.

Let’s Remember the Spring.

For some reason this year I didn’t remember Winter would end. It’s not that I forgot intellectually that Spring comes – always. It wasn’t that I didn’t ache to not have pain in my hands every time they lost blood from the cold. It...
Be

Be

There was a lot of change for me as this new year began. Normally I would set out with a ton of plans on what I was going to achieve and do in the new year. Big goal oriented dreams and focuses are what my past years would tell you I was accustomed to having at the...
What Are You Waiting For?

What Are You Waiting For?

This season, it is rich with waiting. There’s felt waiting for Christmas to come. Waiting for Winter’s chill to lighten. Longing for loved ones. Longing for healing. Maybe it’s my personal choice to focus on Christmas and Advent, but I think for many...
Novice Expert

Novice Expert

Some seasons are filled with a whole lot of new. This is one of those for me. In this season, I am learning so many new things and I am experiencing new and different ways of seeing the world. In seasons like this, and moments when new and different flood the scene,...