Becoming a Soul Minimalist

by | Feb 16, 2015 | breathe, Hope*ologie

After a weekend out of town, I head to the gym to work off pent-up energy from van riding, airplane sitting, and waiting through flight delays. As I approach the elliptical, I look forward to the exercise as well as the chance to catch up on the Art of Simple podcast...
How I Keep Track of What I’m Learning

How I Keep Track of What I’m Learning

by | Feb 13, 2015 | what we learned

At the end of every quarter, I host a link up called What We Learned for all of us to share what we learned in the past season. One of the most common comments I get from people is Oh! I keep meaning to join you but I have no idea what I learned recently! Let’s...

How to Have Eyes Outside Your Body

by | Feb 9, 2015 | faith, friendship

We stand for the sending song at the end of the service and I stare down at my shoes, remembering how I’m wearing my son’s socks this morning. Reaching up to tuck a stray lock of hair behind my ear, it hits me: Everyone else has a better idea of what my...

For Your Weekend

by | Feb 7, 2015 | for your weekend

“There’s something beautiful and clarifying and terrifying all at once in being at the beginning . . . To be a beginner is to be full of hope-filled humility, to be overflowing with eager expectation that is simultaneously held in check by the obvious gap...