thanks all for the love and prayers for jonas. his leg is healing well, jose’s home, the dog’s hives are gone & i am doing what i can to get that horrible image that so many of you peeked at online out of my head. meanwhile, this is a fun week in the life of […]
Read Morei guess this is what you get when you let your kids jump on the coffee table
yeah, we have a family friendly house. there’s lots of jumping and moving and ball bouncing and outside voices at casa del escobar. our coffee table is sometimes a dance floor and even jose’s been known to pop up there now and then and shake his booty. well, this is what you sometimes get when […]
Read Morecan i at least have a cup of coffee with my slice of humble pie?
if you haven’t noticed by now, i have some pretty strong opinions about church-y stuff that can definitely come across as judgemental and harsh. harsher than sometimes i want it to. i do not mean to, it’s not like i set out to let it rip every time i sit down on my computer. i […]
Read Moredying frustrated & other highlights from off the map live
the past few days at the off the map live’s born again church tour have been a whirlwind of great conversation & challenge & people & thoughts about church and faith. among all the swirling thoughts, one seems to stand out the most, it’s something i said during the “faith in a dress” session i […]
Read Moreempty refrigerators, pawn shops & a long hill up
when our refrigerator is empty, i go to the costco and buy what we need. when my gas tank is empty, i drive down the street, swipe my card and fill up my gas tank. sure, times are tight and we pinch pennies now almost as much as we did when we first were married. […]
Read Morea failure of nerve
i was driving home from jose and i’s fun getaway to lake powell catching up on emails & rss feeds (gotta love jose’s nifty internet phone connection that hooks to my computer!) and i came across something that really caught my eye & my heart & i just keep thinking about. it was in a […]
Read Moregoodly parenting (yep, that's two o's)
my friend brian at the cheek of God is doing a guest posting series on parenting. he’s been a faithful carnival commenter & i am so thankful to have crossed paths out here in blogland. love his writing, love his heart. i thought since our readerships are really different i’d cross-post it here. the question […]
Read Morethe good news in hard places
[Jesus] went to nazareth…and on the sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. and he stood up to read. the scroll of the prophet isaiah was handed to him. unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “the Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed […]
Read More"whatever you do, don't work for a church" & other lingering notable quotables
i was walking in the airport the other day lost in some weird travel trance when i remembered a random thing someone said to me years ago that i’ll never forget. no idea why it drifted across my mind, but the words of a placement counselor when i was at denver seminary in 2001 flashed […]
Read Morewhat's inside the bunny?
** note: this is part of the september synchroblog. i really like synchroblogs because a variety of voices write on the same topic at the same time. the intentional focus provides a great platform for challenge & diversity of perspectives. check out all of the other participants’ links below! this month’s topic: spiritual maturity. […]
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