years ago when my kids were little (and we only had a couple!) jose and i did scripture memory cards together as a spiritual practice (oh, those good old days). it is amazing how many of those passages are still embedded into my heart and i am thankful for them in all kinds of ways. […]
Read Moreformation friday: go to beautiful
i thought i’d mix it up a little this week for formation friday with a video reflection instead of using words. i love this song and sometimes it’s nice to just look & listen instead of read & think. beauty is God’s image reflected in all kinds of wonderful & simple ways. so often, it’s […]
Read Moreformation friday: free-er
“they suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. and when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. we’re free of it! all of us! nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. and […]
Read Morewhen christmas is hard: "help"
“o God, listen to my cry! hear my prayer! from the ends of the earth, i cry to you for help. when my heart is overwhelmed. lead me to the towering rock of safety, for you are my safe refuge” – psalm 61:1-3, NLT sometimes when i write about how hard life is here at the refuge, i wonder […]
Read Moreformation friday: hunger
“man does not live by bread alone.” luke 4:4 it’s the day after thanksgiving & my guess is a lot of us are still wearing our stretchy pants from yesterday. all that food! it was a great thanksgiving here with family & friends & even a rickety card table. i do love our big open table […]
Read Moreformation friday: a prayer for justice
“he has shown you, o mortal, what is good. and what does the Lord require of you? to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – micah 6:8 it’s been a crazy week with a wild mix of refuge stuff & twins 13th birthday celebrations (we’ve now got 4 teenagers & one almost […]
Read Moreformation friday: pride & humility
when i was at denver seminary in the spiritual direction program i had to present a “Jesus encounter” as one of my class projects as a way for people to interact with Jesus experientially. the passage i chose is one of my favorites–luke 7:36-50:, the sinful woman at simon the pharisee’s house. it’s still one […]
Read Moreformation friday: advocate
my husband jose is a pro-bono lawyer for domestic violence victims at a christian legal aid clinic in denver. his email is “jreadvocate” and whenever i email him (which is a lot; yes, we are those couples who sit across the living room from each other sending emails back and forth!) i think of how […]
Read Moreformation friday: bread from heaven
last week, the day after i realized the refuge was so low on funds, i woke up depressed. in a fog, just weirded out and tired. right now we have several mommies who are either homeless or on the verge of it and it’s just complicated. on saturday morning, i dropped off the twins at […]
Read Moreformation friday: God expanded
“what comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” – a.w. tozer i’m not sure i completely agree with this quote but it does make me think. it also makes sense why so many of our distorted and jacked up images of God have gotten us into […]
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