In Defiance of Terror

I do not know a person that does not want to see an end to terror. We do not want to see bombs explode in our neighborhoods nor do we want to see it happen in far away places. We …

Starting Over

Last night I sat at a trendy new cafe in my hometown drinking beer and eating nachos alongside friends. I use the word “alongside” intentionally. I wasn’t simply with them.  We talked and shared and were honest with each other about …

Can I Believe in Love?

I am a curious soul. I look for interesting adventures in the world, in books, in knowledge. I long to understand more and experience great and amazing things. I have one of those spirits that accepts the entire world as …

Life Lessons #5: Gratitude

Yesterday I wrote out 4 life lessons that I have been learning recently. With the grief of friends, the unexpected happening in my own family, and the personal changes I have felt recently, they are sobering, hard lessons that must …

Life Lessons

This last month has been an intense journey of learning about life, myself, and the way that the hand of fate (or destiny, or whatever you call it) spins. Some call it the wheel of fortune which can spin so …

Grandpa

I can still remember the way his hand would feel wrapped around mine – thick fingers, but not harsh with callouses, strong but not abrasive.They were safety and protection and love in five hard-working digits. They easily wrapped around my kid-sized …

Arm in arm

I want to get back to… The basics of loving people caring for one another walking this world with the assumption of goodness connectedness. No tag words or cliche phrases. No doctrine or elder board no pressure to comply or …

We See Dimly

We see so dimly.  Tonight, for just a moment, I caught sight of Jesus, fully man, sacrificing himself out of love for me. He, skin and muscles and bones and beating heart, fully as I am. Able to feel the …

Single-minded

Okay, Okay. For the last few weeks this blog has gotten a little skewed towards things like relationships, marriage, and all the crazy that comes out of us when we are trying to navigate such things. I have attempted to …

Overwhelmed by my City

    I posted this on my Instagram and Facebook today: Have I mentioned lately how much I love this city? With its purple picket fences, front yard vegetable gardens and whimsical style? Have I mentioned how much I love …