Last summer I watches my friend’s cat for two weeks in one of my favorite places in Colorado. Normally I would have used all my afternoons and evenings to do everything outdoors that I could – hike, trail ride, go paddle boarding, sit in the hot springs. You get the idea. And yet… I sensed… Continue reading What happens when you dream with God
Author: Tama Nguyen
I'm an avid reader, tea drinker, and outdoor adventure seeker. I am convinced that God is still out to fix this broken world, and He uses us to do it. Chasing after things that matter...
Good Friday Meditations
It’s not yet Passover, as this is one of the years that Easter and Passover are nearly a month apart. Still, a few friends and I were trying to coordinate a time to have dinner together. We landed on tonight, the Friday before Easter. So I have decided to host a Seder dinner, leading them… Continue reading Good Friday Meditations
A fire, the wind, and the Holy
Yesterday I went hiking in an area that had suffered from fires a few years back. To say it was devastating would be too much; to say it was beautiful would be incorrect as well. Sobering and intriguing might be better words? Some trees had been cut down, some still stood, blackened and stripped of… Continue reading A fire, the wind, and the Holy
The Untouchable is Here
Merry Christmas! I have been pondering a question this season, amidst all the cookie baking, present wrapping, holiday music and vast decorations. Why Christmas? Yes, I know its origins herald possibly from Christians in the fourth century celebrating the birth of Jesus instead of the feast of the Winter Solstice. But why? To answer that… Continue reading The Untouchable is Here
Honoring an Ancestor
Today I want to take a minute and reflect a bit on one of my little known ancestors, someone that has been in my family verbal history, but not until my mom dug back into her paternal family line did we have any specific details. You see, even though there is no trace of it… Continue reading Honoring an Ancestor
A new look at mercy
This morning I was reading the story of the good Samaritan in the book of Luke. Although I will assume most people have heard this story, I’ll recap before I get to my point. A teacher of the law asked Jesus how to inherit life that never ends [aionous zoe]- meaning the fullness of life… Continue reading A new look at mercy
The Unlearning
When Trung and I first got married, I wrote a few blogs about what I was learning in a second marriage (at least the things I felt ok sharing because they were about me). Three years in, and I am still learning, but I know at this point that will never stop. I think we… Continue reading The Unlearning
Pine Trees & Butterscotch
My first year in Colorado a friend came to visit and we went hiking near where I lived at the time in Colorado Springs. Mind you, this is my friend who hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Colorado Trail, has been to Antarctica…you could say she is adventurous! Plus, I didn’t need to worry that the… Continue reading Pine Trees & Butterscotch
The Grand Reversal
This is the morning that, years go when both my kids walked out the door to search for easter eggs in the front yard, they were instead surprised by a dead baby rabbit on our front doorstep, courtesy out of our outdoor cat, Soren. Enter a little bit of childhood trauma. Thanks, Soren. My oldest… Continue reading The Grand Reversal
A “Good Friday” meditation
Today is traditionally known as Good Friday. Although is not necessarily the day that Jesus was crucified, it’s when we remember that fateful day that had a cosmic impact on all of history. I’ll admit I’ve always had a difficult time taking my brain and heart and soul through any kind of dance to think… Continue reading A “Good Friday” meditation
Finding the Life 