about 14 or so years ago i read abbas child by brennan manning for the first time. if you see my copy, you will notice that practically the entire book is underlined! when i cracked the book for the first time it touched a place in my heart that needed touching about God’s unconditional love […]
Read Moreout of the darkness: brave thoughts from a former abuser
damn, i know the bravest people! seriously. and what is so funny to me is that many look at our community from the outside and comment that somehow it’s not a place for them. “there’s just too much brokenness at the refuge” is a comment i have heard my fair share of. i think folks […]
Read Morethe difference between "i suck" and a truly humble heart
it’s been quite a month for me; i finished my initial training to be a very part-time university of phoenix online instructor (it was kind of intense and very good!). jose and i squeezed in a last-minute-crazy-free trip to mexico and the next weekend i went to portland for convergence and got to hang out […]
Read Moreseeing the swan
thanks my dear friends for understanding, for the love, the emails, the phone calls, the comments. i of course have felt encouraged in more ways than you know. in case you didn’t notice, i am a verbal processor. something happens inside me when i say things out loud & God moves in in all kinds […]
Read More"who does she think she is?"
heard that one before? we start to step out, to put our toe in the water, to pursue a bit of our dreams, use our voice, our leadership, lean into a passion, and the voice comes rushing in: “just who do you think you are?” sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s blaring, but i think for […]
Read Moreart is healing
this past saturday the refuge hosted a grafitti art workshop at joshua station, our friends near downtown denver who provide transformational housing for struggling families. it was a perfect spot for our gathering and sam trujillo, who works for milehigh ministries (they are the umbrella organization for joshua station), did an amazing job facilitating a wild and […]
Read Morei hate shame
yeah, i know hate’s a strong & negative word. i don’t like my kids to say the word “hate” and i am always giving them alternatives: “don’t like”, “don’t agree with,” “not into” are all fine. but when it comes to shame, honestly, the only word that i can think of that’s appropriate is hate. i hate shame. […]
Read Moreidentity prayer
ah, today a short & sweet blog post, yeah! are you relieved? since i only post a few times a week i am well aware i always squeeze in more than average in a single post! sorry, it’s a metaphor for my life…. for the past 6 weeks or so at our sunday evening […]
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