Let’s just say that my husband and four very dear friends pulled the most amazing surprise celebration for me for my birthday this weekend. Highlights included: • A song written by my husband with the repeated line: “Happy no-bun-in-the-oven-for-the second-time-since-the-weddin’ birthday” • Walking around downtown wearing a dinner roll with a big X drawn through… Continue reading Happy Day
Category: Friends
An email I just received from one of my favorite people in the world who just discovered my blog:
I have spent the past 30 min reading your thoughts. In order to do so, I have had to do a substantial amount of yelling at my children. “Wipe your own bottom. I’m reading about spirituality.” “I can’t read about Christ’s call for love when you are jumping on the bed and singing.” Then it… Continue reading An email I just received from one of my favorite people in the world who just discovered my blog:
Help?
My friend, Michelle, in Portland writes: I just got off of the phone with the shelter, it’s packed. The rain has brought a ton more kids in off of the streets and they’ll likely wait out the storm before they head back out onto the streets again. Harry’s Mother is a voluntary program for kids… Continue reading Help?
Because we live in L.A.
Last night we sat outside enjoying the finally cool evening with our Friday night friends. We had spread a blanket in the grass at the park by their house that runs along the bluff overlooking the ocean. Doug brought his guitar and was playing and singing, and suddenly there was this Russian man with a… Continue reading Because we live in L.A.
Blessed
Scot McKnight had quite the discussion going today about women pastors, and some of the obstacles they face within denominations that support the ordination of women. As I read some of the comments, I was struck by God’s grace to me in my own process of being called, as a woman, to pastoral ministry. It… Continue reading Blessed
A gift
This past week, Doug and I were humbled by a gift from someone we have never met. An individual on the other side of the country was moved to send us a gift card to help us out with groceries this month. In a letter they sent with the gift, this person shared about how… Continue reading A gift
Jessica
Today marks a monumental day for someone I hold very dear. A young woman I have known and loved since she was the age of my sweet Mercy leaves the comfort of friends, family and home to move into a tough New York City community where she will, for two years, serve as a teacher… Continue reading Jessica
Clutter
This past year I have been on a mission. I am determined to eliminate a bulk of the clutter that Doug and I each brought into our marriage as well as the unnecessary things we have collected here in L.A. My husband and I can both be sentimental creatures so this has not been an… Continue reading Clutter
What’s in a name?
I just stumbled across a collection of blogs from folks in my denomination. As I scrolled through the list looking for any familiar faces/voices I came across a blog named “Marginal Thoughts” . Intrigued by the similarity with my own blog name I clicked on the link. To my delight I found a blog belonging… Continue reading What’s in a name?
from death to life
When I became pregnant with Mercy, it was as if everywhere I looked there were nothing but other pregnant women. It’s the same with cars, right? As soon as you buy a Subaru, that’s all you ever see on the road! A few weeks ago, I posted about my newly acquired poverty-induced stinginess. Since writing… Continue reading from death to life