I am a broken mess. I am beloved. Those two truths change my story. I am prideful and vain. I am selfish. There are times I wake up and discover I am running after all sorts of idols. I speak when I should be quiet. I am silent when I should speak. I erect a personal judgement seat… Continue reading A Broken Loving Mess
This weekend much of our country was blanketed in snow. Plans dampened and changed by a week sprinkled with school closings and travel delays. But under all the cold, the ground was warming and new life was beginning and it felt like Aslan was stirring. “Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At… Continue reading If: Now
Words heal. Words minister. Words kept tight within turn sour. I woke up this morning with words heavy in my gut as I heated leftover biscuits for my tribe and gathered a week’s worth of laundry. Winter-ness feels extra thick and dark, despite the sun’s shine turning everything into icy drips. Words inside pile up… Continue reading Words for a Monday
I spend significant chunks of time reading words. In books, on a variety of screens, in magazines, on menus, in piles of mail. Words are everywhere and we take for granted their power because of the sheer numbers crowding into our eyes and ears everyday. Word overflow is one of the reasons I think picking… Continue reading A Single Word
There is just something about a list, isn’t there? Orderly and somewhat soothing, like insurance against forgetfulness. This time last year I decided to share a list of books I had read the previous year. Keeping track of completed book titles is simply a reference tool but fun in a listy-list sort of way. Fueling… Continue reading 2013 Book List
The Story Place 