Touch is love made manifest, a way to connect not only human to human and skin to skin, but also with…that eternal, all-encompassing energy that unites us, that infuses us with life, that reminds us that we are indeed all one and that the world is a hospitable place to be… Touching one another is …
How “Unfriending” Shrinks My World
Toward the end of 2012, things got pretty heated in the world of social media. It wasn't the first time, and it surely will not be the last. I'd be lying if I said some of what I saw didn't ruffle my feathers and make me want to fire off a snarky response or a back-handed missive that highlighted …
The Importance of Showing Up
friend [frend] noun: a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. OK, so this is the picture from the first year I went to Hilton Head for the (in)courage writers' beach retreat. It was 2011, and I was terrified. Can you tell from the picture? Ann Voskamp took it. With …
Happy Things
I thought I'd share a few happy things with you today. Click through when you feel the urge, or just keep reading and scrolling. First Happy Thing: The Legacy Project is FULLY FUNDED! When the Help One Now bloggers got the word from on high (practicing my Advent terminology) that God wanted a …
Parenting Years
I heard my son’s keys unlock the back door early Friday evening. He’s twenty-four and in parenting years, that means six years old was just yesterday. I hardly ever see him during the day. He’s got things to do, places to go, people to see. You know the drill. He’s grown. I haven’t read him a …
Not Just Hands And Feet
I don't usually write on Saturdays but people, I need to talk to you about Haiti! It's a break from the 31 Days series, and it's over at (in)courage. Will you stop by and visit me there today? …