i had a really fun adventure yesterday. i got to fly to san diego for the day with one of my dear friends, the lovely & brave sharla jackson. it wasn’t just an ordinary trip. it was actually 10 years–yes, 10 years–in the making. you see, sharla has been terrified of flying (i have known […]
Read Moredo it anyway
i took a week off blogging, just had nothing to really muster up and so it felt kind of good not to even think about it. i am not too inspired this week, either, but i did come across a really good song yesterday at my favorite monthly gathering with my dear friends, brave-courageous-in-the-trenches-women, that i thought […]
Read Moretoday is a new day
today is a new day. you can start fresh, wipe the slate clean and begin again. that’s the first statement on this really lovely poster i have at my house that jen lemen created for cool people care. i bought it for a few friends last fall. i framed one for me, too, and i look at […]
Read Morethe new ways are way harder
i am a “get-it-done” kind of person. a confessed striver, i really like to dream, build, create something from scratch, make things happen. not all of this is for the wrong reasons (as in feeding ego, making me feel valuable & validated…), but i am honest enough to say of course in weird wacky ways […]
Read Moreigniting the ember: emerging women finding their voice
“women have been taught that for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge” – author unknown i’ve discovered the world is round. i have survived my venture out (so far) and although it feels like i have fallen off the cliff, i have found there really is solid […]
Read Morespringtime for a church
one of the things that is fun about life in blog-land is there are so many cool people out here, thinking new thoughts, digging deeper, longing for change in the kingdom, communicating their hearts in different ways. the random connections & ways that things get stirred up is always so wild to me. anyway, i wanted to […]
Read Morewhy i believe in co-pastoring
a few years ago i had never even heard of a co-pastor. i knew about senior pastors, i knew about associate pastors and childrens & youth pastors and some churches, if they had really big budgets, would have a care pastor. but during all my time in churches and ministry i never heard the word […]
Read Morethe new conspirators
i saw information on this conference a while back and was immediately intrigued. i loved the the idea of conspiring new ways of living out our faith, the thoughts of the conversations that people would be having there about so many things i highly value. i really wanted to try to pull off going but wasn’t sure if it was possible for […]
Read Morethe power of the ordinary
this past week i stumbled on a quote at my friend makeesha’s blog by shane claiborne (one of my favorite voices for change in the kingdom of God). claiborne said”: “get ready, people, God has prepared you for something really, really small!” oh i know that will really get the goats of so many people who […]
Read Morea cup of cold water
jose and i just got back from portland. we went to hang out for the weekend with our friends deborah & ken loyd. oh, it was good for my soul. i was encouraged. reminded that this is work worth doing. challenged. humbled. these guys are the real deal and we left feeling more loved, less lonely, which […]
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