So you know those seasons in life where you are like, “I am killin’ it.” But then you realize it was because there was just no opposition? There was no catalyst to cause the ugliness sitting dormant inside of you to rise to the surface or spew out of your mouth? Like when you are not … More Catalyst.
So, one of my spiritual superheroes is Anne Graham Lotz. She happens to be Billy Graham’s daughter, which says something in and of itself. But even so, she is a woman that is gifted and impassioned for the gospel. Sometime just after I graduated college, on a random Saturday morning, I heard on the radio that … More Just Give Me Jesus… and a Giveaway!!
I just returned home from a sweet and refreshing {and a wee bit exhausting} weekend at Great Wolf Lodge with over 700 of my dear friends who co-labor together in the crazy ministry of Young Life. At this regional leadership retreat, we worshipped, studied, listened, prayed and laughed. Some people grew moss whilst waiting in lines for the slides that … More He Sees Me
They say that grief comes in waves. I have written that before here, the day we found no heartbeat. And weeks have passed and the waves have lessened in altitude and frequency. There has in fact been a sweet calm for some time now. Until tonight. Marsh and I were just finishing a movie and … More Waves
This morning, I got to give the club talk at the local high school where I lead Young Life. There, I visited with the most lovely of senior girls who are in a small group with me on Sunday evenings; the entire group of them are young women who certainly “do it all!” They are driven … More Sacrifice and Stillness
Words can cut, yes? There is this word that is cavalierly wielded in Christian circles that I believe has left many a scar. The word is “calling.” We ask with urgency and desperation, “What is our calling?” We say no, we wait, we tentatively walk forward in some areas, yet we feel shackled, listening with bated … More Sticks and Stones…. {The issue of “calling.”}
My presents are wrapped. It is officially Christmas eve. All of my boys big and small are snoozing soundly and this girl is up far too late. It is crazy to think I was going into surgery a week ago today. I cried that night for no particular reason but that waiting is exhausting and … More The Waiting is Over.
It’s the only word I have to describe today. Flooded. After processing last night through my fingers and posting this in the wee hours of the morning, I could never have anticipated what would come of it today… I admit, when you have 3 little men 7,4 and 2, there is not really time to be … More Flooded
Grief is an odd thing. They say it comes in waves. So true. Today I had an ultrasound, the first ultrasound for this little #4. And yet, it was very unlike my other three. The big black chasm on the screen that has always before encased a miniature beating heart, head oversized and limbs just … More No Heartbeat.
I met with the wonderful Mary {counselor/professor/spiritual-adviser} today, I as I do every Wednesday. It is one of my favorite hours in my week as I get to sit, breathe, remember, unpack the lovely chaos that is life, and look forward with hope and a plan… Today, just before our time was to come to … More Hungry
THE TETHERING PLACE 