Jesus

Faith Story Seeds

“God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.” Psalm 18:24 (The Message) Easter is this weekend. We celebrate the climactic point in our salvation story. Jesus conquered death. He arose victorious and what we do with THAT story, defines who we are.  To believe, or not… Continue reading Faith Story Seeds

Books

The Story = Table Time

Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life has this awesome bright orange cover.  I remember the day at Mardel’s when I thumbed through the pages and impulsively bought it. Loved the content, the voice of the writer and storytelling style. I shared the book with my best friend and Shauna Niequist instantly became a… Continue reading The Story = Table Time

Books · Character

What Is Enough?

“Excessive Generosity“….What do these words conjure in your mind? Rather, what do they make you feel in your heart? I openly admit that I dreaded starting Jeff Shinabarger’s newly released  More or Less: Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity.  I was afraid of the conviction I knew would come, fearful of what I might be… Continue reading What Is Enough?

Family · The Story

Justin

The funeral of my cousin felt like a story stopped mid-sentence, a film’s ending being interrupted by a power outage.  The abruptness like a rip in the heart. His story as a Oklahoma country boy turned soldier still needed many more lines written, but for reasons we will never know is now complete. In the… Continue reading Justin

Books · Music

Passing on the Baton

In a recent post Ann Voskamp introduced me to Christine Caine in a video that rocked my world. Everything I believe about living a good story beats strong within her message. I can’t wait to read her book Undaunted and learn more about the A21 Campaign against human trafficking that she founded. Her story speaks… Continue reading Passing on the Baton