El Salvador

November 9-13, 2009, four bloggers will witness firsthand the ministry of Compassion International to the poor of El Salvador. Pray for their families they’ll leave behind, their spiritual and physical health,…

Shepherds and Sheep

Ezekiel 34:1-10 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign…

So… We Live Now

Today’s guest post is from the incomparable, Tam Hodge. She resides over at InProgress. I got to meet her in May—and she’s as beautiful in person as she is in her amazing…

Surgery Update

Typing isn’t the easiest thing to do right now, so I am going to try and keep this brief. Hope that’s okay. Pardon typos—I’m not gonna proofread. First of all,…

20 Days: A Battle for Truth at 25

While I am recovering from surgery this weekend, I have asked my dear friend David Goodwin to guest post as a part of my 25 Days of an (un)Mid-Life Crisis…

22 Days: New Kids on the Block

There was nothing I disliked more while growing up than being called, “Kid,” “Kiddo,” “Squirt” or some other variation of these supposed terms of endearment. But in every situation I…

23 Days: A Big Pile of Should

Of all the words in the English language, one of my least favorite is “should.” I can think of no other word that carries with it as much defeating expectation…

24 Days: MASHed Up Reality

When I was a little girl I used to play a game called MASH. No, I wasn’t pretending to be a nurse during the Korean War (not that M*A*S*H). You…

25 Days: Embracing the Crisis

The whole idea behind these series of posts was birthed out of a conversation I was having with my friend-quasi-mentor Laura. We were discussing my upcoming birthday and my reservations…