At the end of July and the first week of August we, my husband and I, set out on a multi-destination adventure. What sounded great in theory months ago ended up being exhausting and fun in practice. While we could have done things differently, when everything backed up to one another in a particular way, [...]
Category: Faith
Caring for Creation our Christian Responsibility
God didn't create this Earth & us, people, to watch us destroy Her creation and each other. God didn't call us to 'dominion' over the earth to ruin it, to suck the very life out of it, to cause climate change, or kill the most vulnerable through our greed and selfishness. We are failing this [...]
More about Service Adventure
So, last month I shared with y’all this call we feel to live in community with others. Not just participating in community life once a week or so but actually living it. In February, we were confirmed as Service Adventure Leaders for the unit here in Colorado Springs through our church. But what is Service [...]
2022 New Adventures
In January 2020, I was talking with a friend and she mentioned that they were planning to rent out the second floor of their home. At the time, we were just beginning a new lease at our apartment, we usually signed 12-18 month-long leases because honestly, it was the only way we could afford to [...]
2021 Lent Meditation
Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday & Good Friday (not counting Sundays). The 40 days represent both Moses time on the mountain top and Jesus' days in the wilderness withstanding Satan's temptations. After 2020, I think we all have a better understanding of what the wilderness is. A time and space where things [...]
Wear it Wednesday | Faith, Fashion, and Creation Care
Creation Care ought be innate to being Christian, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Choosing to care for the earth and living being mindful is seen as hippie and defiantly not mainstream. Over the years, I’ve found small ways to be more mindful, minimize waste, and reduce our energy consumption. Being mindful begins [...]
Mindfulness | Speaking to Ourselves
If you loved the movie Bambi as much as I did when I was little, then you'll recognize this, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Thumper's momma knew what was up, speaking negatively hurts those around us. But speaking negatively to ourselves only hurts us. While I may have taken [...]
Lent 2020
While not all Christian traditions do much to celebrate the season of Lent, our church does. I very much look forward to Lent each year with the same anticipation as I do for Advent. With so much happening already in 2020, I'm looking forward to some time to refocus this Lent. What is Lent? Lent [...]
Mindfulness | Biblical Affirmations
I am a believer in affirmations. When we lived in California I did a one day job as a personal assistant to a business coach from San Francisco and she asked me what I ultimately wanted to do. I said work from home. She then told me to mediate on that ask for it from [...]
Book Review | Made For This by Jennie Allen
Disclosure: I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. By purchasing through the links on my blog I receive a small compensation at no additional cost to you. For Lent this year, I’ve been working through Jennie Allen’s Made for This 40 [...]
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