Monthly Archives: March 2012
Weekend Update
There are profound things stirring and on their way to becoming spoken word, but for now, general updates will have to serve my need for production. And so, generally, I update. -I ran my first 5k on Saturday morning. It was fun. It was easier than I thought it would be, and I’m so grateful … Continue reading
Proof of Life
Someday you may find yourself too weak to rise, too weary to walk forward and do this in remembrance of Him. The gaping hole in your chest meant to hold reverence and gratitude for this act of worship instead holds thorns and broken bone bits of pain, and you somehow feel it’s not right to … Continue reading
Space for Grace
In the opening video to her study on James, Beth Moore says that the resurrection means that nothing except for the tomb has to stay empty. Interesting, considering just minutes before I heard her say that, I was sitting at a traffic light, trying to name this crazy pain I am feeling right now. ‘Heartbreak’ … Continue reading
Gifts
497. Preemptive lists that help me remember the important things. 498. Some kind of crazy inner calm. 499. Alone time this morning to cry it out. 500. Owning the long run. Fully. 501. Looking for the reset button – to that weekend in Louisiana last summer when all was right with the world… 502. …and … Continue reading
Enkakowhatty?
Paul’s letter to the Galatians has long been a favorite of mine. When I needed them the most, his equally comforting and urgent exhortations for the Galatians to realize their freedom in Christ clicked into place and made so much refreshing sense. I’ve gone back to Chapters 5 and 6 several times through the years, … Continue reading