My eyes were stinging from crying. My body was shaking as I tried to contain the sobs that were jumping out of my throat. Desperate and sad, I longed for someone to tell me it was going to be okay. But the sheet wrapped around my head was muffling the cries. Someone please hear me. […]
Your Fear Is Not A Sin
by on April 6, 2020 Leave a Comment
I am empty. Straight up. I don’t have anything left to give—not to my family, or my workplace or here, in this space. I am drained, exhausted and done. And, if I were to ask, I bet you might say the same. These last couple of weeks have been unreal. Like, teen-apocalyptic-movie genre unreal. Yet, […]
Deconstructing The Good Church Girl I Used To Be
by on February 3, 2020 Leave a Comment
I had been born and raised in the church to be a Good Church Girl. I was taught by sincere and loving people to be sincere and loving. I believed what the Bible clearly said, and deferred to my pastors and leaders whenever I had questions. This, I was taught, was how I could be […]
A Faith of Beginnings
by on December 9, 2019 Leave a Comment
We are in the midst of Advent, which looks like lighting a candle each night before dinner and reading a short devotion from a kid-friendly book. Our oldest is now able to do the bulk of the reading which has added an incredible element to our evenings. Because she gets the spotlight for the reading, […]
Wild Landscapes Wanted
by on September 23, 2019 Leave a Comment
By Patricia Alderman | Twitter: @patricialderman A small suburb of my hometown contains several homes designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. They were built in the 1940s when the area was completely rural; getting there meant you had to drive out to the country. Now the city has sprawled to the point where there’s no […]
