the God I believe in

intolerance breeds intolerance breeds…

I remember a story a friend once told me about her boyfriend. When they’d drive by homes with republican political signs in the front yard, or come upon vehicles bearing similar bumper stickers, he would scoff. His immediate reaction was to dismiss those dwelling inside as human beings because they were republicans, “closed-minded conservatives.”
I’ve experienced [...]

sacramental celebrity

So this is probably sacrilegious on some level, but it’s all for Jesus, right? And it’s cool, so I’ll just have to risk it.
Not sure how long it will stay up, but BustedHalo.com is featuring my Ash Wednesday forehead shot in their homepage slider right now. Click that link and check it out! (I’m the [...]

keep it ashy

Much to report since last time, though it’s been only a few days. It’s a mixed bag, so bear with me…
My first therapy session was at lunch on Monday. I can’t believe I’ve managed to stay away from therapists for the past 24 years—I’ve been needing to visit one since well before high school even [...]

buttercream frosting

That’s what’s on my mind at the moment – I just finished icing a dozen and a half cupcakes for a potluck cookout this afternoon. The 1980s singles group from Hope Church is putting it on, the last of my church-related activities this weekend. Yesterday was the Hope blood drive, 5:30 service and attempt at [...]

contrasts

I decided to try out a women’s small group tonight that meets in a home nearby. I got in touch with one of the leaders through Heartsong, the new church I’ve been attending of late. The women were very kind and shared a lot of interesting, heartfelt, funny stories about their lives. But what astounded [...]

joy by association?

For some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my little basement apartment in Holt. In so many ways, I didn’t like that place (landlady with gun, tiny dogs on my bed, gurgling register in the bathroom – just to name a few), but in a few, I really did. And I think it’s [...]

nagging unease

Something feels off. I have been so enthused about getting involved at a church and meeting people there. So I went tonight to something they call NEXT, which starts with a $5 dinner in the gym, then splinters off into classes all over the building. I spent a lot of time trying to decide between [...]

the list

I’ve always heard it’s a bad idea to have a laundry list of qualities for your ideal mate. It’s self sabotaging, they say, because you risk ignoring advances from suitors who don’t fit your criteria. However, as an unadvanced-upon female, this does not concern me! Looking around at all the men at Hope this morning [...]

finding margin

This was a good weekend. I didn’t accomplish quite as much as I’d set out to do, but I’m not feeling guilty about it – yet, anyway. I spent a little too much time with the hair stuff, and slept a couple hours too long, but I made it to church, got over to Mud [...]