In the last couple of weeks many of my friends and I have experienced loss and disappointment in ways that we didn’t see coming. The losses weren’t due to the death of a person but instead of a relationship with a church. In American culture relationships with church end at an increasing rate, some of…

As we begin looking for our next dog, we remember why Dogs are better than Cats. Cats look silly on a leash. Dogs don’t get stuck in trees. Dogs will come when you call them. And they’ll be happy. Cats will have someone take a message and get back to you. One word. “” Two…

Mindy is an extremely talented, post high school young woman. She struggled to fit in when she was in middle school, dealing with weight and appearance issues. In high school she found her place and grew in confidence and security in her identity.   She was successful in the arts and found a niche where she…

Seven months ago we moved to the desert in the East Valley of Phoenix.   Before we moved, our only perspective of the desert was what we saw on TV or the movies – tumbleweeds, lots of sand, really hot temperatures, nothingness, and cactus. We were excited to see our first tumbleweed, haboob (dust storm), and…

Be Still This has been a long season of a rollercoaster of emotions, experiences, and movements in my life.  Over the last 13 months I have experienced some of the deepest joys and the deepest hurts of my life.  I have seen relationships get suddenly intersected and stunted.  I have seen the cost of poor…