Amy wrote a beautiful post entitled *”Crisis of Faith and Salsa” that I think typifies many of my generation’s experiences with God. Like many, she grew up in a Christian home and no longer identifies with the religion. She had an experience this Sunday that spoke volumes to her. It is insightful and inspiring. Here’s [...]
If I’m a Christian, I shouldn’t be in pain, right? This has been said to me as directly as “Your pain is a result of some unrepented sin in your life” and as subtly as “If you had faith, you would be healed.” These statements roll around in my head, wearing their familiar grooves along my long-traveled pathways of thought.
Lazarus Mr. Coffee (or Signore Coffee, as I like to call him) lives to brew another day After de-scaling my espresso machine another two times, it seems to have (slightly) resurrected. Two out of three shots actually manage to hold the pressure without leaking tons of water into the shot. The shots are still bitter [...]
My friend Keith pointed me to this page of wonderful quotes by the late Mike Yaconelli. As I continue my journey of truly seeking after Jesus I learn more and more about His true nature, and how different Jesus is than many churches make him out to be. Here is a great quote to ponder [...]
I have fibromyalgia, which means that on any given day, I hurt all over. Sometimes a lot, sometimes a little, but every day I’m in some sort of pain.
My 2-year-old Peter is full of spunk. He wears his pirate hat to music recitals and takes his baseball mitt to bed. Here he is sporting his hat, pirate shirt, and his I-can-put-them-on-by-myself- so-I-wear-them-every-day boots. I called him Mr. Sneakboots one day when he was playing the “take Mommy’s cellphone” game and we started laughing. [...]
This is the first recipe I ever bought hard liquor for. And it still seems to be the first one I make when the sun (finally) rolls around. It’s easy to make and so refreshing. My photo does not do it justice, and my photoshop skillz are not developed enough to make it better. Just [...]
Wow – it’s been an exciting month for me. I have finally started to jump in and embrace doing what I love: writing. It’s taken a long time for me to get here: being side-lined by self-doubt, side-tracked by More Urgent Matters and nagged constantly by the question of “who would want to read it?
How did Dave and I spend our Friday night? Making rss buttons, comments feeds, and favicons. Yes, we’ve been married 14 years. Yes, we are nerds. (I have to admit, all his nerdy help tonight makes him waaaay attractive to me. That, and the fact that he put both kids to bed…) So, check it [...]
[This is an essay I wrote a couple years ago. My friend Jenny's post reminded me of the importance of the hard work of repair. I realized I wrote this before I started blogging, so I'm posting it now. It's one of my favorites.] All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between [...]