One of my favorite book series is The Mitford Series by Jan Karon which follows the life of Father Tim, an aging Episcopal priest who pastors a small town of folks. His charming encounters with over-sized dogs, a next door neighbor with great legs, overzealous congregants, and runaway children – not to mention his own struggles […]
3 Simple Ways to Shop Fair Trade (Even o...
Over the past decade, Fair Trade has become more and more important to me. It started with chocolate. When I was pregnant with my first son I fell hard for dark chocolate and began to consume it on a regular basis. Think daily. So you can imagine my horror when I learned that most of […]
Why I Chose to be a Compassionate Entrep...
My story with Trades of Hope began in 2014 when my dad took his first trip to Haiti. It was his first medical missions trip and I was so excited for him to use his abilities for the sake of other people. What I didn’t expect was the change I would see in him when […]
I’m on Kris Camealy’s blog today! How to
What an exciting Wednesday! Today I am over at Kris Camealy’s website with a guest post as part of the launch of her new Advent Devotional, Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting. I shared her book on Instagram last week and I can’t recommend it enough. As I wrote on my review on amazon.com: Perhaps […]
Listen to my MOPS talk “Self-Care is Sou
We are in a busy season, here in the Everson household. Packed in a way I could not have envisioned a year ago. At the end of September/beginning of October I staffed a weekend for Women’s Walk with Christ in North Carolina. Then Tim staffed a Marked Men for Christ weekend in Colorado. In between […]
What I Learned when I Stopped Striving :...
On June 24th I stepped away from this space, because I needed a sabbatical rest. I thought I would be resting from the rat race of trying to be get ahead, be successful, achieving… something. But that was part of the problem. I didn’t know why I was trying to achieve anything. I didn’t know […]
It occurred to me that I’m stressed :: W
Some friends asked for updates on the Summer Sabbatical my family is taking. Let me start with this: It’s HARD to stop. I started the summer with two fairly large writing projects going and wanted to finish them. But it’s summer. So the kids are home. And I am not able to focus when children […]
What Would we Lose if Facebook Disappear...
I recently took a hiatus from Facebook. I didn’t announce it. I told a few people who I thought should know, but really, I did it in quiet. I did it because I felt like I was losing a sense of being able to hear my own thoughts. I spent my time scrolling past other […]
The Promise I Turn to When the Hurt is T...
The world is hurting. Every day there is news of more violence. Shootings across America. Terrorism in the Middle East. Planes crashing. Refugees dying. Rape victims meeting more injustice. Hurt. Tears. Pain. And at times I feel it all. Highly sensitive to the hurts of others, it is easy for me to take it into […]