this monday march 8th is international women’s day. i’ve written a post in honor of it the past 2 years (you can read them here & here) & really wanted to write one this year, too. there’s something powerful about a bunch of people thinking, talking, sharing, listening, learning, about the same topic at the […]
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well that video conversation with my friend john sparked a lot of great thoughts & perspectives! thanks for your contributions i really look forward to more so stay tuned! meanwhile, for the sake of the conversation on labels, i thought i’d share some additional thoughts that have been floating around in my head for a […]
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2 years & 2 days ago yesterday i started this blog. instead of just glossing by it, i wanted to take a moment and let you all know how thankful i am to you for taking time to read, for being a part of the carnival in my head. 2 christmas vacations ago i made […]
Read Moreif 2009 was a book, i'd title it "tunnel vision is under-rated"
it’s so hard to believe we are on the last few days of 2009. i do think this year goes down in history as the fastest ever. i always like to wrap up the year with some kind of time to reflect on what happened in the past 12 months and what i hope for […]
Read Morebeautiful and hazardous
i don’t know what it’s like for you, but it is amazing to me how debilitating a common cold can be. i got my butt kicked this week and am just coming out of the fog a bit, piles of tissue lay next to me wherever i am! i wrote this earlier this week before […]
Read Morewaiting, hoping, expecting the wrong things
oh, advent started out hopeful for me. and then this past week i tanked. the trouble is that i actually tanked myself. i did the thing i should not do, should not do, should not do. i read too much online. i looked at too many other churches’ websites. i read about $40 million building […]
Read Morethe battle against the wolves
“i am i the middle of a forest. there are no paths. i have no companions. and i hear wolves.” – angela, a pastor & aspiring actress in the film who does she think she is. * * * we all know that the world “system” is slanted against women. the injustices are countless, horrific, […]
Read Moresurvival of the fittest
well it was definitely an interesting week here at the carnival and i had no idea what a lovely little hornets nest would get stirred up. or i guess i did kind of know but am always amazed at the passion that comes out in the wildest of ways. i think the part that i […]
Read Morea busy bee
ah, life at the escobar house is always an adventure. it’s been a good season for all kinds of refuge community fun, we’re on our last week of summer before the kids go back to school & our wonderful friends from portland–ken loyd & jessica roye from home-pdx in portland just left. they are seriously […]
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i have been thinking a lot about how much i’ve changed over the years. there are so many things i used to think, believe, be so sure of, that i no longer embrace. i’m thankful for where i was—in all its wackiness it did make me who i am today. and i’m thankful i’m no […]
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