Miracles and Other Reasonable Things Continue reading In Which You Find a Life Preserver for the Drowning

“When the Holy Spirit in one woman recognizes and responds to the Holy Spirit in another woman, safe places become sacred spaces.” (p. 43) I always get frustrated at blog posts and books and articles that give advice that starts with “find a _____ (church, friend, therapist, place to serve, etc.)” because they never seem to grasp just how difficult that can be. Sure, there … Continue reading Giddy Up, Eunice

Just in time for spring retreats and summer vacations, Annie Downs’ “Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments that Matter” is the perfect travel companion. I am not traveling with it this week, purely by luck of the draw as I’ve been traveling practically every other weekend, but I know my travel-worthy books. Trust me on this. You want this with you if you’re going to … Continue reading Looking for Lovely

(Read this from Addie first.) There are three things you need – “school supplies” if you will – for reading Addie Zierman’s “Night Driving: A Story of Faith in the Dark” The Elizabethtown soundtrack.  I didn’t think of it until I got to the part where she drives through E-town and mentions it, but I should have put it on from the start. After all, … Continue reading Night Driving – Addie Zierman

Y’all. There are so many good books coming out this year. Seeing as I’ve been a bit MIA since OCTOBER, I’m doing some re-imagining of what this blog will look like in this new season. You see, that last post was inspired by a job offer. In the end, I moved from sunny, sweaty Texas to the frozen snowglobe that is Illinois. I now live … Continue reading 5 Memoirs to Look Forward to This Year