Standing on Shoulders
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” – 1 Cr. 11:1 There is importance in a legacy of dissent. There is sacrifice that people made to hold to truth and to do the next right thing… these people did it and changed history. What price am I willing to make? What does…
Further Up and Further In
I decided to take a CS Lewis class through Lakelight Institute followed by a tour in England. I wanted to move further up and further in to the deeper life based on the writings of CS Lewis. Here I sit in my hotel room and I am reflecting on the week so far. “I have…
Walking with Others like Lewis
Imitating their Faith (Hebrews 11) There is power in being present in a particular place. When I was privileged to stand in the land in Israel and walk the roads and see the places that Jesus and Moses and David lived I was changed. Similarly, in England I got a deeper appreciation for the way…
Choosing or Feeling or Both?
Choosing joy. My sister in love and I were having a conversation about this recently. Here are are few of my thoughts. Let’s talk about choosing. We all get to choose things like what flavor of ice cream and which shoes we will put on. Americans are especially good at demanding choices and I have…
Habits make the person
Charles Spurgeon The most important daily habit we can possess is to remind ourselves of the gospel. I believe that what we do shapes who we become. I want the habits that I live have become some of the words that now define my character. Becoming excellent at anything is a result of cultivating the…
More than we can ask or think
“Always more” is a phrase I learned from a Christian blogger and it has become something I think of all the time. It is based on Eph. 3:20 which says, Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work with…
Church Families #20
My parents are not from California and so when we migrated west we were far away from people who shared our DNA. We did maintain relationships with our southern roots and our family on the east coast as we made regular treks to visit them (the added bonus was learning about the country by traveling…
Family Friday #18 Bloom where you are planted
I am “home” but I don’t feel home really. I am sure it has to do with the perpetual state of couch surfing without a space to call my own. I don’t have access to my stuff and no privacy really. This is not a complaint – just an observation. And yet I continue to…
Family Fridays #16 & 17
I was in Europe for April 26 & May 3 This is what I wrote in my journal April 26 – I see people traveling as couples and families, people of all ages and nationalities. I hear a variety of languages and many types of bags, jackets and modes of transportation. I wonder what drew…
To Vent or Not to Vent
So, I think I have crossed the line from venting to complaining! Why else would I be processing which I am doing? I think there is an internal gauge that knows the difference between sharing frustration and being mad about or at that situation/person. Perhaps it is human nature to see things from a selfish…