i’ve been walking a lot lately. before my surgery it was the one thing that helped best with my pain and after surgery it is part of my daily re-hab & makes me the happiest. at first i had to have friends go with me but now i can walk by myself (if someone can […]
Read Moregiving, receiving.
thanks, all, for the prayers and love. it’s been quite a week but i am happy to say that i am writing this blog post sitting at my kitchen table, yeah! i have a nifty little pillow & still can’t sit for more than 30 minutes at a time but after 7 full weeks of […]
Read Moresitting at the rickety-card-table-in-the-family-room for thanksgiving dinner
this part of the monthly synchroblog i enjoy being a part of, bloggers writing on the same topic on the same day. november’s is a topic near & dear to my heart, seeing through the eyes of the marginalized. i encourage you to check out some of the other writers who participated, the link list […]
Read Morethis is what love looks like here
one of the things i have always tried to honor at the carnival (and facebook) is never exploiting my friends’ stories. it is hard sometimes because i want to share some of the wild & beautiful & hard & ugly & hopeful & hopeless moments that i experience each week with the people i intersect […]
Read Morebeing known for love
“they will know we are christians by our love, by our love. they will know we are christians by our love.” – peter scholtes when we started the refuge 4 1/2 years ago we said that we never wanted people to come to the refuge for the “great teaching, worship, or kids program.” i am […]
Read Moredignity restorers
a while back i had heard about the eighth letter gathering up in canada, where 25 people will be sharing their letter to the north american church. yesterday, one of my favorite bloggers, rachel held evans, announced an open synchroblog this week where anyone was welcome to share their own letter. after a particularly wild-week-in-the-trenches […]
Read Moresmall is plenty
i’ve been off line for the past few weeks getting my kids off to a new school year & taking a break from thinking about the blog. it’s nice to have 8am-3pm back every day after 3 long wacky months getting my oldest out to college & enjoying summer with my other 4. i hope […]
Read Morerecovery under the big tent
* this post is part of a week-long synchroblog hosted by big tent christianity, a collaborative event in raleigh september 9-13. so many fun conversations will be had there, i’m sure. i wish i could go, but it was just too much to pull off this fall. * * * * * it’s a dingy […]
Read Morecodependence, independence, interdependence
the #1 word that i use at the refuge (other than nutty, messy, wild and beautiful) is relationship. to me, when Jesus summed up the law and said it’s about loving God, others, ourselves that he was basically saying “it’s about relationship, people.” it’s not about stuff or knowledge or words–it’s about love. i also […]
Read Moresomebody's daughter, somebody's son
hello my dear-friends-from-afar, this is the longest time i have had between posts without trying to take a break since i started the carnival. because this gap was unintentional, it has felt a little weird. but it has also been a good reminder that i am glad i have stayed dedicated to only writing when […]
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