The Wounds That Won’t Heal In 2015, after a year of running I was out for a 10K run and I felt a pull in one of my achilles tendons. It was uncomfortable, but not debilitating, so I kept going after some stretching. A week later, the other tendon did the same thing. I...
Sometimes the Best Medicine… I’ve been blessed with some incredible friends through the years who incite a riotous environment of deep belly laughter all around them. It starts as a small rumble, but quickly crescendos into a whole choir enjoying the fruit of a good...
It’s Hard to Stay Grounded When we’re moving through life at a breakneck speed, it can be hard to remember what it feels like to slow down and smell the flowers (Stop and Reflect). Nearly everyday, I walk past a beautiful front yard where the owners do a meticulous...
Accepting Who We Were Created to Be So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. – Genesis 1:27 I grew up in an Evangelical tradition, one that I’m deeply grateful for. With many...
My Life Is So Busy Do you ever feel like you’re on a treadmill and just can’t get off? There is always more work to be done. More weeds to pull. More conversations to be had. More ways to improve yourself. It bleeds into every aspect of our lives. We can’t even let...
Sometimes the Little Things Hold Us Together Our second child was born a little over a year ago. There was something wondrous about welcoming this little life into the work – over a month earlier than we expected. Holding this tiny little life in your hands is an...
