On Baptism and Growing Up
The first Sunday after Easter is a special one in our church. It is the Sunday in which the 5th grade students are baptised (if they so choose). It just so happens that we have a 5th grader in our … Continued
Tune My Heart
The more I take the time to listen to the words of hymns, the more I am moved by the depth of their theology. It’s easy to sing along and not pay attention to the words. The tune is familiar … Continued
Finding Peace
This Advent season Dear Husband and I have been lighting Advent candles with the boys. I’ll admit, it doesn’t always happen on Sunday. Last week we didn’t get to it until Tuesday but it’s not the timing that matters to … Continued
A White Privileged Mom in the Suburbs
It’s happened again. A senseless act of hate, terror and racism took the lives of too many and brought our country to its knees. The bloggers have lit up the internet, the cable news outlets are spinning this way and … Continued
We Must Call Ourselves to a More Noble Civility
Oklahoma has been in a rough patch lately. It seems that every time I turn around our politicians have cooked up some hair-brained shenanigans. Shenanigans I tell you! Unfortunately, hair-brained ideas like trying to keep Oklahoma homophobic and bringing a … Continued
Heart as Hard as Iron
Christmas music. I love hearing all of the velvet voices of the classic Christmas songs, Nat King Cole easily being my favorite. I love Harry Conick Jr’s jazzy Christmas piano and the hand-raiser in me warms when I listen … Continued
Clear Away Clutter
Almost 30 days ago I had this wild idea to get control of the clutter in my life. I started my Control the Clutter 30 Day Challenge. Every single day I challenged myself and my readers to clear away clutter, … Continued
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
(source) This week marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. Twenty years ago I was preparing to graduate from high school. I’m ashamed to say that 20 years ago I knew nothing of what was taking place on … Continued
Eshet Chayil
Eshet Chayil is Hebrew for a woman of valor. You might know her at the Proverbs 31 Woman. Thanks to Rachel Held Evans I’m starting to understand the woman of valor as so much more than what we modern day … Continued
The Day the Sisters Came to Visit
Yesterday came a knock at the door that I have been waiting for for a long time. A firm but friendly knock rang through the house and it was as if my sixth sense told me…they’re here. I opened the … Continued
