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An Interview with Daniel Bashta

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STORY is a conference for the creative class. The theme for 2011 is IMAGINE NATION which speaks to the power of spiritual imagination. In Exodus 35, the artist of Israel came together to build a dwelling place for God. They carved poles, fashioned gold, and constructed curtains “with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.” […]

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5 Lessons I Have Learned

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The Moving Edition Tomorrow morning I get on an American Airlines flight and head to Orange County to begin my new adventure. I am thankful that I will be greeted by a few familiar faces, that I have found a lovely place to lay my head {once my bed and all my stuff make their […]

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Strange Things That Californians Say

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The movers got here this morning and my stuff is being loaded on a truck to make its way to California. It all feels surreal. The last meals at all my favorite Nashville haunts, the lingering goodbyes, and the talk of a new job, a new life, in a faraway land. Surreal. As I try […]

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Being in the Presence

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I’m in one of those weeks where my thoughts, my fears, my plans, my memories, and my prayers are fluttering around in my head so frantically that I am not quite sure how to untangle them. Each morning, I’ve slowly gotten out of bed, put one foot in front of the other, checked things off my […]

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Looking Up

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Gosh, sorry I haven’t written since the big news. I meant to, but time has sort of escaped me. How have I been doing??? Well, I have been a tad overwhelmed. The logistics of moving to California are far more complicated than I imagined.  Figuring out where to live and how to get my self, […]

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And…Jump

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Monday afternoon around 5 PM, I jumped. Monday afternoon around 5 PM, I took that giant leap of faith, or some might say insanity, that turns a comfortable existence right on its side. Monday afternoon around 5 PM, I accepted a job as Director of Community for Project 7. If you are not familiar with Project 7, it is a […]

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Healing Your Marriage When Trust is Broken

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I have never met Cindy Beall in person but after following her blog and her tweets for the last few years I am absolutely certain that when we finally get to sit down for that long overdue coffee date I will just adore her. Cindy and her husband, Chris, speak openly about their difficult journey […]

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Thoughts and Questions on Writing Great Love Stories

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The last few days I joined what seems like the rest of the internet spellbound as I read the following two posts by Donald Miller. And even more so by the comments that ensued.  How to Write a Great Love Story – For the Girls How to Write a Great Love Story – For the […]

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Keeping Track of Time As It Flies By

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For the last almost-three weeks I have been in Dallas, trying to keep track of the time as it flies by. The bulk of the first two weeks was spent enjoying my three nieces who were visiting from their home in Raleigh. We had so much fun, experiencing a Texas safari, swimming every afternoon at […]