• The Goodness of Grace

    I remember the moment that grace took on a life outside of a definition. I was 18 with a bagful of irreversible decisions in hand, and my parents were arriving at a place I…

  • Reminders at St. Mary’s

    This past Saturday, I spent time at a *Seminary that also acts as a monastery for those who are craving solitude … or anything other than the sounds of roaring city ambulances. Most of…

  • Six Shades

    All I’m asking for is a little bit of patience As all I’m trying to do is get through this puzzle It isn’t so much about finding the outer pieces As it is about…

  • Cynthia

    i came to you in a season of grey where the outside makes the inside cold i allowed you to introduce me to a life that i did not quite know the sun had…

  • A Christian’s Response to a Jury’s Decision

    An entire nation awoke to the news of a man named George Zimmerman being acquitted of any further charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin. It is certain that there is a shared ache…

  • discipline in sit-ups and solitude

    I believe that there are certain words that we do not like to hear when it comes to particular areas of our life. Whether it is in parenting, being physically active or spiritually alive,…

  • Goodbye, Sunshine.

    Friday morning started out with a breakfast with two of my sweet girl friends. We spoke of upcoming seasons in our lives with fresh excitement, and a few “I don’t know, but we’ll see’s”…

  • Making Singleness Worth it

    Dating is a funny thing in your 20s. There are blog posts, forums, blog-posts-turned-forums, books and seminars on dating in your 20s. These websites and events are meant to feed you full of great…

  • The Don Draper Reality

    I was four episodes deep. Four episodes into Mad Men when I finally decided to stop and actually eat something. It seemed that my appetite had been distracted, perhaps even quieted, by Mad Men.…