I never thought I would openly share what it is like to be a woman in ministry – especially not in a church. But I heard God invite me to tell it, my story of wilderness, loss, heartache, and pain. A story that may comfort many right now.
The Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Done
I feel like such a tiny fish in a huge pond – and I have made mistakes. I let my old website expire – something I didn’t mention to anyone because I was mortified that I let it happen… I stopped writing
“Longing (or Searching) for Home” on Jen
I don’t talk about it enough, but I am a member of the best writers’ guild ever (and I do mean ever), the Redbud Writers Guild. We had a retreat two weeks ago and an editor for a publishing company was there with us. She said she was skeptical that a group of female writers […]
Grateful 2016 is over? I understand.
Last weekend, Shutterfly offered 50% off hardcover photo-books and, since that is the only way we ever have physical copies of our pictures, I spent most of Saturday and Sunday creating a “yearbook” of 2015. (I’m obviously a little behind. Let’s not even talk about the fact that I have nothing printed from 2010-2013…) Going […]
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 […]
A Confession to my Readers on this First...
Hi Friends, So much has been going on. I have been – or at least felt – absent from my blog in the ways that matter to me. Heart matters. Those pieces of us that groan and ache and rejoice and cry and feel every moment of life have been tender and emotive for me. […]
We are home :: first bike rides, laughte...
“Mommy! I can ride my own bike! I can’t believe I have my own bike!” If you can say anything about Jack it’s that his enthusiasm is contagious. His highs swing to the mountain tops while his lows bring him to the darkest valley. But when he’s excited, you can’t help jump along with him. […]
How I am doing with all of this change…
“Are you excited?!” The question comes at me every day from people who are excited for me with the expectation that I must be thrilled by the changes coming my way. But I only look at them and can answer with only one word that sounds truthful: Overwhelmed. Today. Last week. Last month. I have […]
How Grieving Has Brought Me Joy :: A bit...
When my son was born, the experience was anything but what I anticipated. We planned for a natural birth, but 12 days before his due date an ultra-sound told us he was breech, amniotic fluid was low, and the cord may or may not have been wrapped around his neck. We were already in the […]
Another Year, Another Season
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain […]