Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary

The Ripples I see in a Single Photograph and Why it Should Matter to You Too

I’m a little afraid to tell this story.  It feels like the kind of moment we experience after vacation. We…

7 years ago

It’s not You Who Makes the Trees Grow

I can’t work my way out of this. “This” seems to change in every season. Sometimes “this” is some kind…

7 years ago

Your Courage is Contagious

I can’t stop looking at this picture.  It’s more than just a great memory or moment. It does more than…

7 years ago

Finding Joy Even When Something Feels Missing

This place is oddly quiet.  I’ve grown used to the sound of fans, air con units, dogs barking halfway across…

7 years ago

When Interruptions Become Moments of Doing Life Together

I relished the silence. On this particular day, business in Braverly was slow. A few customers trickled in and left…

7 years ago

What it Actually Means to Live Brave

This week I stepped into a room filled with people who were there to hear from Kristy and me, ask…

7 years ago

Building Family Brick by Brick

On Sunday we piled into the back of trucks and squeezed as many people as possible inside where the air…

7 years ago

Why We Need to Look for Ways to Lend Courage to One Another

A year ago, I said yes. It wasn’t my first, and it certainly won’t be my last.  This yes led…

7 years ago

Why We Need the Simple and Little Things of Life to Build Lasting Community

Last night, our plans for the evening were interrupted, and it left me feeling fuller than I had in a…

7 years ago

We Need to Stop Missing the Beautiful and Holy in the Everyday Ordinary Around Us

I am a lover of the everyday ordinary.  Lest you think my life in Thailand is beyond crazy or a…

7 years ago

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