Mami, It’s been a while. We have some catching up to do. If I let myself, I start getting overwhelmed by the fact that it’s been almost 13 years since I’ve seen you… but when I step outside of earthliness, I realize that I see you e v e r y w h e r … More An Open Letter to My Mom
It’s hard to understand how a day I have been anxiously anticipating for so long can catch me by such surprise. I feel pressed under the weight of thousands of words I want to say, but at the same time, I have none. I’m torn between questioning and rejoicing, remembering and forgetting, weeping and dancing. … More Dancing Shoes
The colors associated with a contusion towards the human body – a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise. Ironically, also, the colors that are on both sides of this explosion of hatred and evil. The colors of two peoples who are both very much afraid. The … More Black and Blue
I so vividly remember the day we spent endless hours hauling furniture and bed spreads and pillows and pictures of home into this 11 x 15 room of mine. I remember crying, a lot. I remember the questions scattering through my head; “How in the world will I fit all of this into this room?”, … More The Boxes I Just Unpacked
“From noon to three, the whole earth was dark. Around mid-afternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, “ Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? ” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Some bystanders who heard him said, “He’s calling for Elijah.” One of them ran and got a sponge soaked … More Saturday Silence
Suffering isn’t an obstacle to being used by God. It is an opportunity to be used like never before. -Levi Lusko You know it – some of you know it like the back of your hand. You’ve felt it – maybe for a moment, maybe for a lifetime. You’ve run from it. Some days you’ve … More Nearness
The most gracious and gentle question I have been asked in the past 6 months – during the long goodbye and now in my current grief – has been this, “What do you need?” I think the people that have asked this have been expecting practical answers. A hug. A knock-knock joke. A coffee date. But so far, it’s been something no … More More Time
“We’ll literally practice our faith — we’ll practice saying thanks in the middle. Faith thanks God in the middle of the mess. Faith thanks God in the middle of the night. Faith thanks God in the middle of the story — Because it believes in the relentless goodness of Him who will not stop writing … More In The Middle
Grace In Between 