You Are What You Love, James K.A. Smith Our households—our “little kingdoms”—need to be nourished by constant recentering in the body of Christ. Week after week we bring our little…
Like your phone again
Last year I was one click away from a flip phone, or the Light phone. I ended up going a different route, one more seamless to my days while still…
grateful list #12
John’s “This is my favorite age,” to Julia’s first waking minutes Conversations around the table with close friends How Jules sticks her tongue out when she’s focused The way Jules…
Reading and Listening | No. 60
God’s Presence Changes Everything – The Christian Parenting Podcast Dying to Comfort vs Dying to Comfort – The Invitation Podcast Micah Matthews recently finished and MFA in fiction at Warren…
Anna and Julia Deets Of Late
Jules is getting the hang of her Wheels On The Bus motions and they’re CUTE Anna gets the biggest kick out of to tickling your feet Julia is coming into…
A few things rolling around my heart
Contentment ultimately cannot be bought or sold. This one is gut level, y’all. One that threads through generations. One that is multi-layered and shallow and deep simultaneously. It’s not in…
sunscreen, bike rides and belly laughs
We had moments we laughed SO HARD… and it was amazing. We played in the sand and water. We comforted many a little girl who hit something as they chased…
11 observations of a first-time parent of a 4 year old and 14 month old
When prayer doesn’t change your mood
It’s been years since I first heard the idea that prayer is more than making requests to God and even more than praising Him, but continuous openness to God. Some…
the days of the particulars
The way Anna crosses her ankles while she makes ice cream cones from play-doh The way Julia giggles the most in anticipation of you tickling her The way I sometimes…