I’m the one who does our devotional planning for holidays. Christopher leads the day-to-day spiritual formation, but when it comes to holidays (Easter, Christmas, etc.),…
Gotcha
Six years, and yet some moments it feels like yesterday, and others a lifetime ago. Six years ago, our wait ended– 592 days from the…
Preparations
How does one even begin to ready the hearts, the minds, the belongings of nine people for a move to the other side of the…
Feeding the People {a 2 week menu with links}
Here’s the truth: there is no typical week. Ever. This particular (not quite) two week-spread comes close, but right smack dab in the middle we…
{Work in Progress Wednesdays}
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” ―Albert Einstein (Work in progress: yet another Collande Dishcloth, this one in pakucho organic cotton, forest mist colorway.) We’d…
Asia: Its People and History {review & giveaway}
I used to write reviews. Correction: I used to write a lot of reviews. There was a time when I was reviewing four or five…
Treasure
Every day moments. Oh, how the magic and the mystery of the mundane threatens to escape me at every turn. Caught up in the needs,…
Bread
Some days, you need something different. Something to break up the rainy afternoon, to keep antsy, rough hands busy. To distract you from the fact…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.” ―Robert Henri (work in progress: still working on…
5 Things Missionaries Want You To Know
Prior to our own call to missions, I remember sitting in the congregation one Sunday morning and hearing the presentation of a couple serving in…