Today I will be using my powers of prediction to guess what my friends in this crazy blogging challenge are talking about today... Shawn will mention Superman at least 3 times, and that's only if he doesn't make the entire post about Superman. Brian will talk about how much he loves superheroes, because, well that … Continue reading powers
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Relationships
Spirituality is not other-worldly; it is found in our relationships, work, attitudes, illnesses and dreams. Simply put, spirituality is rooted in ordinary emotional, physical and mental life. The difficulty lies in achieving the concentrated attention needed to observe what is going on, moment by moment, in ourselves and around us, to uncover that spiritual dimension. … Continue reading Relationships
haiti
How is it that 3 months living in Haiti completely flew by before I knew it? How did I so easily transition to living in the majority world? How did it become home so fast? When did I become the girl that is freezing on the airplane next to a sleeping aisle neighbor, so I … Continue reading haiti
giving & forgiving
This is beautiful, and I felt very compelled to share...enjoy!
switchfoot
I think it's fantastic that a musician, who happens to be a believer, would not only have this opinion, but be able to articulate it. This is very well said...
earthly
Have you ever felt liked you couldn’t escape something God was trying to teach you? For example, a word that keeps popping up EVERY. WHERE. In music, scripture, conversations…no matter how far you run. It’s still there! Well, lately…that word is dust. Ironic…because there is no dust to be found in KC right now. We’ve … Continue reading earthly
This is absolutely where my heart is right now, and I wanted to share it with you all! And I think its beautiful! Well said Gerry!
third places
Here is what I love about the amazing God that I serve…sometimes he is doing things that I am participating in, and have NO idea that it was happening. Third places…if you’ve heard Amy or I talk about missional living, you’ve heard us talk about the idea of a third place. It feeds into the … Continue reading third places
a gift for a friend
A friend tagged me on her blog, and since she is in my banner photo I feel obligated to play along. I also want to tell the story about how we met. Zhenya was a translator on several of our trips to Kurlovo orphanage in Russia. She was also on the last trip into the … Continue reading a gift for a friend
jet lag
Here I am...hosting DIVAS retreat tonight! It is way past my 9:15 bed time that I've been succumbing to all week, but it is worth every minute to spend some time with these fantastic girls! And re-living stellar memories from last summer's mission trip sent us into giggles!