Exactly 10 years ago, Abby and I dropped our youngest off at kindergarten on the same day at the same school, in classrooms side by side. With a stomach full of all the feelings, we said goodbye, then drove straight to Bob’s Grill to cover up those feelings with the biggest plate of goodness you… Continue reading Fresh Prayer, Fresh Peace
[PART THREE: I’ve got one final post about Gary Thomas’s concept of “sacred history”. I couldn’t help but be captivated by the idea of our stories with those we love most becoming a holy history. Links to parts one and two at the bottom.] “Listening to God makes parenting sacred….True listening is an active discipline.… Continue reading A Sacred History: Listening to the Heart of a Teenager
[PART TWO: The idea of “a sacred history” has captured my imagination this month. I’ve found myself internally shining its light on my relationships as wife, friend, mother. Long lasting friendships can be the source of the most sacred of all stories, all unique as a fingerprint. Today I share one such history.] “You know,… Continue reading A Sacred History: The Wingspan Effect
[PART ONE: The idea of “a sacred history” has captured my imagination this month. I’ve found myself internally shining its light on my relationships as wife, friend, mother. Writing in this quiet corner of the digital world is one way I process the big ideas, especially those seen through the lens of story. In these dog… Continue reading A Sacred History: The Persevering Art of Marriage
I did some listening and reading and thinking over the past week, absorbing in shock one crazy story after another. So much to digest and process. So much that is confusing and horrifying. It would be easy to draw a circle around myself and plunk my head down deep in the sandy middle. My friend recently… Continue reading How a Rabbi Helps Me Sleep at Night
The Story Place 