This morning I was reading again in 1 Kings and was struck by something I hadn’t remembered. In the later years of Solomon’s reign, he did all sorts of things that were not ok. He went back to Egypt, he gathered chariots and horses, he had a ton of wives. Not only that, he built… Continue reading No Kings?
Tag: Everyday sacredness
What happens when you dream with God
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
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
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
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
A wedding, a snowboard, and a letter
I had the privilege of doing the wedding ceremony for a young couple last night, an amazing and unique young woman that I met when I first started dating my husband. I saw her leading worship, guitar in hand, dressed in a beanie and converse on a stage of people in a bit dressier garb.… Continue reading A wedding, a snowboard, and a letter
Girls weekend!!
I went on a mini girls retreat this past weekend, in a cabin in the mountains of Pennsylvania. It was just what I didn’t know I needed. As we poured over the scrapbooks full of memories, we laughed and remembered stories and things from mission trips, church outreaches, “Thursday night lineup”, beach trips and watching… Continue reading Girls weekend!!
Lessons from a marathon
Two weeks ago we walked out of church and heard cheering a block or so away. Curious, my husband and I headed down to Pearl Street to see what was going on. Turns out, that day was the first ever “Boulderthon” – the inaugural half and full marathon for Boulder – and we were right… Continue reading Lessons from a marathon
What exactly is worship?
I bet you wouldn’t necessarily think that sports and worship go together (and I don’t mean Sunday afternoon football, although there’s always that this time of year). I am thinking more, have you ever considered that your morning workout, your team sport, your personal commitment to fitness has a place in the life of faith?… Continue reading What exactly is worship?
Rescuing the Story of God
If you were to ask my kids what I was like as a mom, I’m sure they would have a number of both good and not so good things to say (after all, I’m not perfect and they are in their 20’s and figuring out who they are because of and in spite of their… Continue reading Rescuing the Story of God
Finding the Life 