unexpectedly expecting

after 5 years of marriage where we’ve clung to the party line of “God is bigger than birth control and the best laid plans of mice and men,” we’re taking the training wheels off!

be loved, beloved

the last few weeks I have been drawing towards the end of the first year of my spiritual direction training program. we wrote reflection essays and worked on crafting a rule of life to share with one another this last weekend. I wrote my essay and worked on my rule, and then the last componentContinue reading “be loved, beloved”

Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing

I love memoirs, they’re so moving and powerful. This one is hard and heavy and hilarious and full of pain and love. and swears ♥️ I read Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing, by Lauren Hough “I was angry. I was tired of feeling sorry for myself. Which is really the same thing, but anger providesContinue reading “Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing”

question

A friend asked me a question today,Is God good or is God everything?And I realized I didn’t have an answer. Maybe that’s okay.Questions always seem like a good idea, learning, wisdom, exploration. But sometimes questions offer more grace than answers, and sometimes the non answer leads to more questions.I don’t understand the ins and outsContinue reading “question”