I carry a lot of obsessions. Duke basketball. Guatemalan coffee. Sunsets. Ocean. Laughter. Unsweet Mango Iced Tea from Quik Trip. If you know you know. But I have also carried an obsession with sketching trees with roots systems for a very long time. Meetings, prayer, random doodles…it’s probably been a strong 10 years. In November … Continue reading rooted
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chain
Before you read this, go find a paper clip. Go ahead, I’ll just wait here...found one? Great! I hope you didn’t have to grab it from a stack of papers that fell everywhere, but if you did…I promise it will be worth it. The Bible talks about breaking chains of oppression in Psalm 107:14, Psalm … Continue reading chain
sing
One of my favorite things to do with my brother is when one of us starts singing something and the other finishes it...or even better both of us continuing singing at the top of our lungs. And please, know neither of us is the 'quiet' type. My nephew HATES this and usually will cover his … Continue reading sing
wilderness
Sparse. Disconnected. Exposed. Alone. Yet holy. And strangely restorative. There is this moment when a path comes in front of you and there are some choices to make. Sometimes that path leads into a wilderness we are not prepared for or didn’t expect, and other times it leads into a reaffirming moment that draws deeper … Continue reading wilderness
led
Surprise! It’s Ash Wednesday! Just in case you had missed the plethora of people running around with dirty foreheads today. But here’s the thing...today is the start of something you should pay attention to, because you have been sent an engraved invitation to be a part of something that leads to a day of CELEBRATION … Continue reading led
path
Each experience, each emotion, each skill, each choice and the subsequent path that is created and obediently followed...all uniquely assigned individually. In the intersecting of our paths we have collisions that can produce insane God moments. I think of my own choices and path I’ve obediently followed that created experiences that built on each other … Continue reading path
years
Seven years ago this month, I found myself among a group of people that allowed me the freedom to grow into the life and language that God was leading me to move from ‘doing mission’ to ‘living for Kingdom.’ It’s actually not that big of a leap, but it is a flip in perspective. God … Continue reading years
celebrate
As I Skyped into the Russia celebration today...I may have videoed myself...and it 'might' be 20 minutes long. No one has ever accused me of being short winded...especially when the Holy Spirit starts putting words into my mouth. This may not be the most flattering angle, but it is the words that count. So do … Continue reading celebrate
visit
Several years ago God started a conversation in my heart and it overflowed into conversations with several people in our Russia community. At the time God had been teaching me the importance of language within church ministry and that we should all be speaking the same language. It was simultaneous with changing the language of … Continue reading visit
fracture
Life becomes a twisty, twirly, albeit beautiful, mess when the multitude of directions you are pulled in straddle nations, culture, language and lives that have somehow found their way to intersect with your own. There is a tension within me has continually escalated for many years. I want to be in so many places at … Continue reading fracture
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