Yesterday, I got a package in the mail from a friend I met through this blog. We’ve chatted a few times in person and now I put a face and voice to the comments she leaves on my blog posts. There are literally hundreds of connections that have been made through this space. Spilling words and stories for the last 4 years, I’ve made some heart-deep friendships. In some ways it seems like I’ve done this forever and in other ways, I’d have thought I’d know more, been further, had my book written, …
one word 365
Learning to Dwell
I learn the practice of dwelling each day this year. My one word, chosen because it is the resounding song God sings when I am still enough to listen. I learn it when I read the message about the ticket and the space made for me at IF Gathering in Austin. I learn it when I imagine gathering with so many women I love and respect. I learn it when I remember that I have air miles and a voucher and it would cost me next to nothing. I learn it when God reminds me that everything costs a bit. Each …
