We often have people offer to hold our four month old son, and I am always so grateful to hand him over. It provides a bit of rest for me. Plus, I love watching him play and receive care from other wonderful adults. At the same time, sometime those people will come back to us … Continue reading »
5 Quick Facts About Clean Water
This weekend, I am running my first half marathon in two years, and I’m running it for Team World Vision. World Vision does a lot of things related to poverty, and Team World Vision focuses on bringing clean water to the developing world. So in honor of this Sunday’s race, here are 5 quick facts … Continue reading »
Settling In
One of the dynamics of the greater Los Angeles area is that there are a lot of cities packed tightly against one another. To give you an idea, for a while we lived 75 miles from my parents and our church, and drove from one city to the other each weekend. Down the 101 to … Continue reading »
For My Birthday
In two weeks, I turn 30. In two weeks and one day, I run my first half marathon since January 16, 2011. I had to look at my calendar just to remember when my last event was. I began running half marathons almost ten years ago, but they took on a whole new meaning in … Continue reading »
The Coffee Table
It’s Bread and Wine week here on the blog. I was thrilled to read a pre-release of Shauna Niequist’s book last month, and while I felt like it could have prompted about 50 posts, I am focusing on the story of our life right now. The book is a love letter to life around the … Continue reading »
Bread & Wine, Baking, and Breakfast
I was thrilled to read a pre-release of Shauna Niequist’s new book this past month. I’m sure part of it was that it felt like talking to a grown up friend, something I needed in these spit-up covered early baby days. Did you know that spit up makes your hair a big sticky knot? Me neither, until … Continue reading »
5 Quick Facts About Food Insecurity
This week, I visited the food pantry in the city where I now work. It’s a wonderful pantry, providing not only groceries but also clothing and tutoring for kids, all with an approach that dignifies their clients. Our area is relatively affluent, giving the impression that there is not much need. But my experience suggests … Continue reading »
Why you should break Lent on Sundays
At work we’ve had some friendly disagreements about the way we look at Lenten fasts (Lenten Fast = fancy Christian word for choosing to sacrifice something from Ash Wednesday to Easter. It may be an abstention, like from a favorite food, or it may be a gift, like offering your time to a cause.) Yes, … Continue reading »
Loving Your Neighbor
A good friend from college is expecting a baby this summer. Since she lives in Guatemala, and I am sending some students to serve with her work over spring break, I asked if I could send some things down with them. As we arranged things, she suggested I write about this dynamic: “Sometimes social justice … Continue reading »
Text Message Praises
You know you do it too. See that person glued to their phone, hardly glancing up as they walk. Judge that person a bit for missing out on real life, going about their day seemingly inattentive to the world around them. And if it’s at a meal table, you double judge. Just me? Fine. I … Continue reading »
