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Writing is a process in which we discover what lives in us. The writing itself reveals to us what is alive in us. The deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write. To write is to embark on a journey of which we do not know the final destination."

- Henri Nouwen

Before we had kids, Josh and I bought our first Disney movie: The Emperor’s New Groove. I love that movie. In typical Disney fashion, the

I’ll never forget the day I discovered pepper jack cheese. An extended relation on my dad’s side was getting married. With the pronouncement of Mr.

Lord, teach me to listen. The times are noisy and my ears are weary with the thousand raucous sounds which continuously assault them. Give me the

What if a fast is really a feast? We may be committing to not eat at certain times of the day, or at all. Our

One of the questions I had as I approached this fast was: Why? Why should I fast? In asking this question, I assumed that we

Ever since God placed the word “sacrifice” on my heart, the practice of fasting has flirted around the edges of my consciousness. I am afraid to

I’ve always had a hard time with women. Vulnerability translated to weakness, and I come from strong women. Women that have a ribbon of steel

It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And

Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born