- Sass in the Feet The truth is, I really do not enjoy shopping. In fact, I tend to avoid it. And then I end up feeling like a horrible woman, or something. Incidentally, on the rare occasion I do go shoe shopping, I tend to walk out feeling quite sassy. Sassy feet maketh a sassy lady, maybe. Tonight Mama […]
- Sweet Baby Jesus A couple days past Christmas, and I’m still wondering about the baby’s birth. I’m wondering how I celebrated an entire holiday devoted to Jesus being born, and thought so little about him. Don’t get me wrong, Christmas is lovely. I love being with my family. I love giving and receiving little gifts. I love all […]
- Blog Envy Every once in a while I find myself with a good case of Blog Envy. When I land on a really good blog my eyebrows get get tall (like my pride.) I read and scroll and click until I can’t sit anymore. I end up running to my bedroom to dump out my old-record-sleeve full […]
- Ramen at the Lord’s Table I have some not-so-healthy habits. I stay up too late. I drink too much coffee. I eat things that remind me of college, like ramen noodles and mac-n-cheese. These are non-meals, but I do enjoy real meals, and find the conversation with friends as much of a feast as the eating. I am eating solitary […]
- Three’s A Crowd My dentist says I have three tiny cavities. Oh dear. Too many cupcakes. The smiling news is that it won’t hurt to fill ’em. And it’ll only cost me $20. I’m very happy I decided to sign-up for the dental health plan, ma’am. I sat down in the check-up chair and felt compelled to confess […]
- B-sides on Time – Take 4 I can’t pretend that I’ve gotten any better at managing my time. If anything, I’ve just been able to prioritize things a little smarter. I’ve been trying to use a spreadsheet to chart out what “debt” I have (weighty undone tasks), in the same way that I’ve been using a spreadsheet for my finances. A […]
- B-sides on Time – Take 2 I’m beginning to see that I deal with time (i.e. “gettin’ things done) the way I’ve often dealt with money. I sigh at things inwardly and whisper, “I’ll deal with you later,” acting as if I’m too cool to care. Of course I care. But I tend to avoid sizing-up the damage until later. Emotionally, […]
- At the Cross Tonight in Sofia, Bulgaria, my friend Brooke is sharing about the power of the cross with a bunch of International and Euro teens. Above is a combination of five canvases that her husband Tate painted as illustrations for each of Brooke’s nightly messages. She’ll smoosh all the canvases together to portrait the Father reaching to […]
- Oh Snap, Son In truth, I have massive blog envy over Andrew Jones’ infamous Tall Skinny Kiwi Blog. He was blogging about important and quirky things in the Kingdom long before blogging became a verb. And he makes me laugh aloud with his occasional photoshopping antics. As a rogue wanderer on his site, I found this cool app […]
- What the Church Can Learn from MTV Late last night I watched MTV’s Juvies with my Mama. I should have been studying, but I was drawn into this new unscripted series on adolescents in trouble. Juvies began airing in January, and is part of MTV’s “Think” campaign which deals with issues of discrimination, education, the environment, and sexual health. Last night’s show […]
- Soy Scum Meditations I like hot soy milk. With cinnamon and nutmeg, please. I call it “Christmas in a Cup.” Tonight I put the soy milk on the stove, and then forgot about it. I came back to soy scum. Lots of it. As I cleaned out the pan and made shriveled-faces at it, I laughed to myself, […]
- Confessions in Salem This is a remarkably beautiful story from Pastor Phil in Salem, Mass. Especially if you’ve read Miller’s Blue Like Jazz. Here’s a quick excerpt from the post, One Big Sorry Church: It was no new idea…James was the one with the idea of trying it in Salem over the weeks of Halloween events, and I […]