the kind of faith that can change your life

by | Jan 19, 2012 | breathe, faith

“If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves.” -Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water I stare out the morning window, the outline of my tired head stares back at me, wispy...

for when you can’t define yourself

by | Jan 16, 2012 | breathe

We stand at the top of the John Hancock building in Chicago, stare down at the toy cars moving along Lake Shore Drive. It’s a Lego city with matchbox cars and pretend water from the bathtub. There’s a Barbie swimming pool on the top of a Lego building (do...

for when your future keeps changing

by | Jan 13, 2012 | (in)courage

We live a thousand lives in one lifetime, from playing Barbies on the covered front porch in that small Indiana town, to riding bikes to the mall beside Duck Creek; from longing for love and true acceptance, to sending those tiny babies off to kindergarten with deep...

are you an artist?

by | Jan 10, 2012 | art

For a year now, I’ve been watching people. I watch them at restaurants, movie theaters, church, and TJ Maxx. I watch them on TV, at the bank, on the street, at the airport. I think about God, how it says in 2 Chronicles that his eyes range to and fro throughout...