I am back in Orange County for Catalyst West. It is hard to believe that just 3 years ago this trip started my love affair with this oh so beautiful place. It is hard to believe that 2 years ago this trip solidified that change was afoot and Southern California was calling. It is hard […]
I am in an especially crazy season of life. We are just six weeks into 2013 and I have already traveled to Raleigh, Dhaka, and Bend {with two more trips on the horizon next week}. I have attended two conferences and sat in countless coffees, meetings and conference calls. My sweet 90 year old grandmother […]
I’m posting over at A Deeper Church today. Hope you’ll go check it out. I have had a long year. The last 12 months might have been some of the best, and the worst, I can remember. Back-to-back-to-back transitions, a crazy travel schedule, and reacclimating to life in Nashville has worn me out. And then yesterday, […]
My friend Kristi Griem introduced me to an incredible organization that she works with, Freeset, and asked me to be a part of their 12 Days of Freedom. Freeset is in business for freedom. Freedom from human trafficking. Freeset is a fair trade business that sells bags and t-shirts, made by women freed from human trafficking […]
Well, I’m in Phoenix this week and it’s not actually beginning to look a lot like Christmas AT ALL. My Food for the Hungry colleagues that call Arizona home keep commenting on the ‘cool’ weather but I keep shedding layers and searching for any signs of the quickly approaching holidays. Starbucks red cups – check. […]
Insecurity. It crept back in. Slowly infiltrating my thoughts and stealing my joy. “You are an outsider,” it screams. “You are unloved, inconsequentional, and uninvited,” it adds. “If you don’t keep fighting, keep performing, keep overextending yourself, people will forget you,” it confirms my deepest fears. I wrestle with the voices. Argue with this dark shadow […]
Today I’m blogging over at a newish channel of Deeper Story, A Deeper Church. Deeper Church is a gathering of friends, old and new, who love wrestling, engaging, and exploring stories to find common truths. Lately I have been pondering grace. And truth. But mostly grace. I wonder if I truly appreciate it. Click here to […]
I love being back in Nashville I do. I love my job. I love my house. I love living someplace where fall means college football, crisp mornings, and foliage, glorious foliage. But I’d be lying if I said that everyday is sunshine and smiley faces. Truth be told, this weekend I’ve fought the funk. You […]
Yes. This post might seem a little off brand. Yes. I still have a heart for justice. Yes. I still work for a NGO. But no, that doesn’t mean I don’t like to indulge every once in awhile and what I’m about to share with you is the best indulgence I have found in a […]
