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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

* i had this post ready to go yesterday but before i published it i heard the news from home (i’m in california at the moment for my grandma’s memorial service) that they had positively identified precious 9 year old jessica ridgeway’s body, found a mile or so from our house in colorado.  in these […]

* every friday i’ve been sharing a short spiritual direction reflection.  thanks for sharing some of your experiences with it! the other ones so far this month are:  a shifter’s prayer, pilgrimage, and security.   * * * * * i hate the feeling of being frantic.  running from one thing to another with no […]

i am kind of liking this formation friday thing because it causes me to think about God & not just rant and rave every week! i know it’s not for everybody but for right now it’s making me happy.  the other two posts so far in this series are here and here.  have a great […]

oh how i loved the shifter’s prayers that some of you shared last week, either here or on blogs or in emails.  so beautiful! i had a crazy day yesterday and never had a chance to post this reflection from a gathering i facilitated this week. when i intersect with the bible on these kinds […]