https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vUe2jKnLrUnbPGbdxMgR5 Check out the awesome podcast “Loved As You Are” by fellow Into the Deep writer Gretchen Crowder. I was interviewed a few weeks ago on the topic of “Loved As You Are”… enjoy!
Category Archives: Day By Day
Tasting Courage
This post appeared in a series on “Consolation Beyond a Smile.” Read the whole series on the Into the Deep blog. I am not a very adventurous eater. As a lifelong vegetarian, my options are often limited from the start. In unfamiliar settings I wonder about hidden pork fat and disguised fish sauce …steakhouses andContinueContinue reading “Tasting Courage”
Just a few extras
This post appeared in a series on “The Need is the Call” responding to the question: What if I can’t find a way to use my gifts? When I dump out the 500 pieces of a new puzzle, the colors and shapes all jumble together. All the pieces are there but the picture those piecesContinueContinue reading “Just a few extras”
Sacred Souvenirs
“Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow, for the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you, the wealth of nations shall be brought to you.” Isaiah 60:4-5 I didn’t expect to cry as soon as I pulled into the city limits. I was excitedContinueContinue reading “Sacred Souvenirs”
Contagious Generosity
“Give this to the Sisters to buy fruits and vegetables for their children in the orphanage.” My 6-year-old pressed the contents of her piggy bank, all 67 cents, into my hands. Our youngest son’s godmother had been on a two month sabbatical: teaching and leading retreats for her fellow Sisters in Africa. Each week theContinueContinue reading “Contagious Generosity”
Donuts for Dinner (and other ways the False Spirit Works)
The clock hands keep moving later and later. I step on a monster truck and trip into the couch. Six times before dinner, two times after dinner, and another three times before bedtime. That is how many times I asked for help cleaning up the toys. I want to throw up my hands and exclaimContinueContinue reading “Donuts for Dinner (and other ways the False Spirit Works)”
Chapel of No
This post appeared as part of a series on Belonging featured on the Into the Deep Blog. It was “No.” As clear as day. I had prayed for an answer, and I heard the “No”. I wanted it to be yes… so, so, so badly. I was devastated. I remember the place, the people, theContinueContinue reading “Chapel of No”
On Solid Ground
“The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.” – Matthew 7:25 First grade teacher: “What season comes after summer?” My kid: “Fire season!” Observing a lesson on seasons during Zoom school last year, it became very apparentContinueContinue reading “On Solid Ground”
Danger Ahead: Praying For Humility
This article was written as a part of the series “Living As Contemplative Leaders” in Becky Eldredge’s Into the Deep Blog. Let me have too deep a sense of humor ever to be proud. Let me know my absurdity before I act absurdly. Let me realize that when I am humble I am most human,ContinueContinue reading “Danger Ahead: Praying For Humility”
Distorted Mirrors
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Three kids, a pandemic, and nearing the “late thirties” stage of not-so-young adulthood… Suddenly, shopping is not as fun as it used to be. Fall has brought a few occasions that require me to ditch my uniform of mom jeans and Ann Taylor Loft T-shirts. The most important of theseContinueContinue reading “Distorted Mirrors”
Jen Coito: Ignatius at Home 