For the past year, or more, I have been struggling with intimacy. We all have a deep, primal, need for intimacy – to be known by another at your deepest level, and to be loved for who you really are – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our relationship with God is no different. In fact, we were created to be in intimate relationship … Continue reading Into-Me-See
No, I have not left my husband Phil, nor am I living with my son (his name is Shane anyway) – these are my responses to the two questions I most often get asked when I say, “I’m living at Sean’s House.” Sean’s House, named for and inspired by Sean Locke who this world lost to suicide in 2018, is a safe and welcoming place … Continue reading Living @ Sean’s House
Morning is my favorite time of day. I love to get up early so I can soak it all in – the newness, the quiet, the possibilities – there is hope and promise in a new day. For me that feeling of new possibilities also extends to the new year, as it does for most people. A new year just naturally feels like a fresh … Continue reading It’s My Year of Jubilee
So how many of you are ready for 2020 to be over? I feel like I hear that a lot. As if in 10 days life will be exponentially better.Think about it.2020 began as every new year begins, with new hope and new promise – with the bonus of being a new decade with a catchy phrase: 2020 Vision. Remember that? Every pastor preached the … Continue reading Hindsight is 2020
As a child and into my teen years I experienced the trauma of abuse, abandonment, and neglect. While the circumstances of those words may look different for everyone, they are real experiences that leave their mark on each one of us. For me, it led to an underlying, deep, and haunting sense of shame that affected every area of my life. Shame is not something … Continue reading Shame-less
My Apple watch keeps reminding me to breathe. I am aware; I need to breathe, it sustains my life. But what is really annoying is that my watch prompts me to breathe when I have the least amount of time to stop and breathe. Do you ever find yourself with no time to breathe? Life can feel like that. Ministry can feel like that. As … Continue reading Just Breathe
God has called me to a new season – after a long season of pastoral ministry in the church, he is calling me to minister to people outside the church. That is all I know. I am not sure where that will lead or what exactly God is doing in me to prepare me for it, but I do know I am in a season … Continue reading The Fields are Ripe For the Harvest
Goodenough in Christ 