When I was younger, someone I loved and trusted told me often that I was "too smart to find my way out of a paper bag." I believed it... until recently when I took a risky long look … Read more about Risk Taking & ramblings of freedom
Hoarders & the Holy Spirit
For the first time in a decade, I have unlimited access to a television and the glut that flows from it. I waited to turn on the telly, but once I did...I devolved... slack-jawed in front of … Read more about Hoarders & the Holy Spirit
Trust-o-meter
Yesterday, my friend, Laura, and I were talking about what God seems to be doing in our lives, families, at work, … Read more about Trust-o-meter
Only keep the best stories.
Last night, my friend, Johanna, and I caught up over Taco Lucha's best. Jo is a GIS maven and was recently invited to join a trip to Guatemala with Engineers Without Borders. In the retelling of … Read more about Only keep the best stories.
On this day…
On this day one year ago... I was finishing up the last bits of cleaning to our empty home before its final sale. Diane, my best friend when the babies were tiny, and Lisa, a friend from … Read more about On this day…
One love & the ragamuffin gospel
I am not yet there. Each day, I wake up and try to gather up the words and thoughts and actions that wound, and corral them into a secure and arid place where they go to die. People come and go … Read more about One love & the ragamuffin gospel
Seasons change us
Have you ever seen the Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C?. Beautiful. I caught a glimpse of them while visiting my brother in D.C. during spring break as a college freshman. It was too … Read more about Seasons change us
Do you haiku?
It could be spring or the announcement of the Cherry Blossom festival in Washington D.C. or a distracted mind, but I have been thinking of haiku lately, traditional Japanese poetry of 17 … Read more about Do you haiku?
What I’ve learned from yoga
A lot of people get cranky about yoga and its Hindu origins. Those same people don't seem as cranky about the Germanic pagan origin of "Easter" and how this celebration of - … Read more about What I’ve learned from yoga
