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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

I am from rope swings hanging from a cherry tree in the backyard,from Adam’s peanut butterand Easter dresses that stand up on their own. I

As 2010 came to a close and I looked forward to a new year, God began impressing on me the idea of sacrifice. Struggling to

I have to shower every day. Sometimes I’m not able to, but for the most part at some point in the day I shower. If

In anticipation of our move, we shut off our cable & internet last Saturday. Things have been very quiet around my house! It also means

When I’m in California, and I hear the word home, I think of Washington. When I’ve visited Washington, and I hear the word home, I

So…we were standing outside the coffee shop, he with a giant rose and me with a pounding heart, and he said, ‘I guess I was

A.W. Tozer once said in one of his sermons that people who pray for God to glorify Himself through their specific organization or mission had

Every marriage hits rough patches. In those moments, there is a tendency to look back on events that seem to be a fork in the

The grounds from the day before sit pressed down and drained of flavor in the basket. There is an inch or two of brew that