2018 is the New 2009

This morning I woke up and was compelled to write a blog post like it’s 2009. But maybe that’s not quite right. I’m convinced in the power of letting things go, of hushing up for a while, and giving not only our souls room to breathe, but our...

Do This Before You Go On Vacation

When I was a kid, vacation meant packing up the Barbies in their bathing suits, driving a mile to Grandma Morland’s house, and dipping their plastic feet in her blow up swimming pool. It meant fun dip at the public pool and sprinklers in the backyard. Maybe once...

The Long Myth of Growing Up

I’m not sure how it is that I get so lucky as to host some of the most beautiful writing on the Internet, but this is what keeps happening when I have a guest writer. Today it is my privilege to host Hilary Yancey. I didn’t realize how much I needed to...

Above All, Trust in the Slow Work of God

When I read this post by my new friend, Shawn Smucker, I cried. Not just oh my eyes blurred a little but full out, shaking shoulders, giant tears. Part of my life’s work is to teach people to pay attention to what makes them cry, because tears are tiny...