Does life ever feel like you're rolling your boulder towards a summit you'll never reach? My journey with mental illness feels a bit like that. For those of you who are hauling something heavy . . . click here.
For the Heavy Lifters
I've met more than my fair share of human, load-bearing walls in this season. If you're one of them, this is for you . . . Click here.
“We Are the Waiting”
For all who are longing in their liminal spaces . . . who knew Green Day had the perfect Advent song? At The Mudroom today. Click here.
When Christmas Hurts
As we stand on the doorstep of Advent, many of us are holding heavy things - and yet - it's supposed to be THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. Friend and writer, Abby Ball, steps into the cognitive dissonance that is the Christmas season for a raw and real conversation that I'm still mulling … Continue reading When Christmas Hurts
Why I Quit Church
Friends. It's time to address the elephant in the sanctuary. . . There's more to this story, so PLEASE read to the end. Click here for "Why I Quit the Church" at The Mudroom.
Why are you in the Queue?
Hi, friends! It's been a minute! Summer was full around here with family, fun, and-after two years of dodging it, (not fun) Covid-19. I also got to try my hand at some devotional writing for a project releasing later next year. But I am back at The Mudroom, now, with a bit of blatant (Maybe … Continue reading Why are you in the Queue?
That Two-Week Friendship? It Matters!
Well hello, friends! Did you know that I made the second most important decision of my life on a hike exactly 22 years ago - thousands of miles from home - because a 16-year-old friend dared to ask me about beer bellies and baldness? (More on that if you click here.) I'm breaking from my … Continue reading That Two-Week Friendship? It Matters!
The Unlived Life
I'll admit that I go there. I know you do too. "In the crosshairs of the life we expect and the life we have" we steal away to the unlived life. I thought Jesus was exempt from this pull, until I found him in a garden that led to the cross. Friends, we are NOT … Continue reading The Unlived Life
Under this Same Sun
I know. It's all too much. My Ukrainian grandmother, a survivor of unimaginable oppression, has words for Solomon today. Yeah, there's nothing new under the sun. But there IS a Comforter who hears our cries for help . . . Lean in for the God who's there, even as this "world spins madly on" (The … Continue reading Under this Same Sun
What Are You Afraid of?
It's safe to say that after dipping my toes into the podcasting waters, I am now officially in over my head! I promise I'll get back to the written word some day - but for now I want to share a conversation I had with my friend Catherine McNiel; one in which she tips fear … Continue reading What Are You Afraid of?
The Narrows 