Spring blessings to you, friends! Welcome to the end of the week. Perhaps these recent days had some challenges for you. Maybe it was hard not to take comments you received personally. Maybe you’re getting really tired of the chronic pain that just can’t be kept in check. Maybe the kids had a tough…
Friends, Ash and Starlight: Prayers for the Chaos and Grace of Daily Life is now available for pre-order on both Amazon and Chalice (with more sites later on). All thanks and praise to God – the One who brought this into being amid years of grief, joy, pain, ambiguity, and the call to trust. My deepest…
So many people I know are living through some excruciating things. A number of them are grappling whole-heartedly with grief over death, seeking to honor the space they need for all the emotions while simultaneously receiving the task to relearn their world. It is hard work to live with integrity and integration amid loss. The…
Normally I write to you at the close of a week but here we are at the threshold instead. A week ago (after turning in the book manuscript to my publisher – finally!), I attended the Ezer Collective, a dynamic conference dreamed up by Jo Saxton. She and Steph Williams O’Brien saw a great need for women to live fully…
The home stretch is here, dear friends! In less than two weeks, my book manuscript is due with Chalice Press! I’ve sorely missed my prayers here in this space – and my correspondence with you. But I hope to return soon. Here is a photo of my mess desk where I’m surrounded by books,…
Last week, a long-held dream came to fruition. I received a contract to publish a book. So many emotions are swirling right now. I am profoundly grateful, humbled, and in awe, really. It is a holy gift and a holy opportunity – one I’ve prayed over and worked towards for years. With Chalice Press and…
Think for a moment about a time in your life when everything went according to plan. I’ll wait for you to stop laughing…. So begins God, Improv, and the Art of Living. Thanks, MaryAnn…It’s been water to my soul in recent weeks. Changing my life, really…..Please, please read this book, friends. Life doesn’t really go the…
For all of us in the messy middle of something….. *** Slow and Steady God, Things have changed, and I know they’re not done changing. I’m here on your potter’s wheel where you’re shaping my essence into something new with your guiding, loving hands. But this messy middle time…. it’s painful, and…
This past Monday was the fifth anniversary of the Boston marathon bombing. I ran that race on my 28thbirthday. It was an exhilarating day that ended in horror. The height of humanity’s enduring spirit sidled by the depth of humanity’s pain. I wrote about my experience here…. I haven’t seen the movies made about it….
What do you do when you live through the same nightmare twice? Many of you know that this happened last fall. On Easter evening two days ago, I was carrying a heavy laundry basket and turned a corner on a rug. My weak ankle gave out, and I heard a “pop” from my foot. Yesterday’s…
A blessed Good Friday to each of you, my friends. I am grateful to be writing after some long radio silence – sick kids, meaningful visits from loved ones, new baby developmental milestones that equaled wonky sleep around here, and the like (I forgot how the ability to stand up and cruise around in a…
Continuing the “Love” theme of last week, I am re-sharing a prayer I wrote a couple years ago. However your heart feels and whatever your heart is holding, there is sacred space for that. God always makes room for “all the things.” It’s a priceless gift to me when I often tell my own self…
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