I just returned from a ridiculously fun trip to upstate New York with friends. We've all known each other twenty plus years but it was incredible to be together as our "vacation selves." For the first time I got to see Niagara Falls. Now I'm acting like I discovered it, asking everyone I know if… Continue reading Our Shared Wonder
In a class I attended on journaling we were told we should decide whether our journals would be about real life or spiritual life. The teacher said, "It can't be both." "Wrong!" I said to myself then and now. Real life is tightly braided with spiritual life. I believe that is how it is created… Continue reading God Kisses
Seven years ago today I suddenly, unexpectedly lost a friend, a colleague, my boss, the senior pastor of our church. In that one day, many things changed for many of us. For me, it began a seven year journey of challenges that are best described as a series of gut punches. As today dawned, I… Continue reading Heartache and Light
It's Valentines Week, the time of year when we become Love focused for a bit. Some people feel sad during this time if romance isn't in the picture. That's unfortunate and it seems far more productive to focus on just upping our love game in general. Lately I've been writing and speaking about the art… Continue reading Love=Noticing
To be spiritually alive is to be awake. Scripture is full of reminders to wake up, watch, notice and be thankful. It's easy to notice when wrong things are happening. It's easy to see stress unfolding as well as injustice, anger, doubt and hardship. Cultivating an awareness of grace seems more difficult, kind of like… Continue reading Drops of Grace
