Jumping, lifting, pulling, slamming. These movements came from returning to the gym yesterday. One thing that has been hard after my miscarriage is returning to the gym. Perfectionism spills out when I never knew it was lingering. It doesn’t measure up, considering I don’t feel the need to do everything just right. I’m okayContinue reading “My Eyes Lift To the Hills”
Category Archives: Jesus’ love
Cultivating the Hearts of the Young
There I was with the sun shining in on me. Buckled in the green Ford next to my dad, while the truck bed was filled with gifts. Driving along the interstate until we encroached upon our exit. The little town was not like ones I had been to before. It was run down &Continue reading “Cultivating the Hearts of the Young”
Learning to Feast with Him
Scene from Babette’s Feast (movie on lavish grace) Frustrated. Too many ideas. Not enough time. Want to go far & wide. Two little girls & a husband. Life in Bellingham. It’s real, dirty, present & sacred. This space. Behind a screen. Unknown by many. Paddling to catch the current. My voice is lost.Continue reading “Learning to Feast with Him”
Father’s Wounds Lay Deep (Part Two)
Read Part 1 of the story. “Hi, what’s wrong?” I asked. Something had to be wrong for my brother to be calling. “Well…(a bit of hesitation in his voice), dad’s in jail again,” he replied. “What?! What happened? So he’s not going to be here is he?” I angrily responded. Willy informedContinue reading “Father’s Wounds Lay Deep (Part Two)”
My Hypocrital Judgemental Heart
We are staying at one of the nicest resorts/hotels one could imagine. When telling people where we were headed, I felt a bit uneasiness & embarrassment, due to the opulence of it all. It is the “other” world, not my world. And I wanted to make sure people knew that. How do we enjoyContinue reading “My Hypocrital Judgemental Heart”
Feasting on Brownies
Yesterday was glorious as I sat by the pool, drank iced tea (free refills) & devoured a new book I got just in time for vacation. It’s A Meal with Jesus by Tim Chester. What I can tell you is that I love it, absolutely love it. I feel like Chester encapsulates exactly what myContinue reading “Feasting on Brownies”
Redeeming the Table on Food
How do I gather up my soul & mind, my convictions & biblical truth, my body & my appetite and bring it all together to formulate a succinct take on food? Of so many things that are debated & argued over, food is central to so many of them. We can see this withContinue reading “Redeeming the Table on Food”
A Longing Heart for Overworked Lungs & Sweat
I’ve been sick. Sick as in, “Can a cold really be worse than the flu?” sick. Body aching, fatigue & incoherent. Yet, I have thoughts, reflections & lots of posts I want to write about. Yet…I have no energy to write them. I wanted my next post to be about why food is integralContinue reading “A Longing Heart for Overworked Lungs & Sweat”
Sharing Hospitality at Redeeming the Table
You’ll notice the subtitle below the banner says, “sharing stories, hospitality & food with friend & stranger.” I spoke of the sharing stories/storytelling last week and promised to continue with the hospitality portion and food portion. But how does one tackle a topic so vast, so broad and a bit ambiguous as ‘hospitality?’ GoodContinue reading “Sharing Hospitality at Redeeming the Table”
A Five Year Old’s Redemption
Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story—Psalm 107:2 When I was five years old, I had a deep love for Jesus. My parents had a mattress store where I would get dropped off from the school bus. I was in morning kindergarten and arrived just before lunch. Some days I would have toContinue reading “A Five Year Old’s Redemption”
Backdoor Hospitality 