faith

i am sitting on my couch in my home, the home that i am so amazingly blessed to own with my wife, watching the clouds disperse outside my living window. the sun is beginning…

about a week ago i shared with you some awesome mantras that i came across. and, i challenged us to discover + create some mantras of our own. it was really fun to dig…

there was a time, my friends, that i called the african methodist episcopal zion church (AMEZ)  my home. and i am so proud to say that. that’s right. little ole white american girl me was…

we are supposed to be scared of witches, right? and scared of all of their dark ways and magic and spells and secrecy. well, i am here to tell you, i’m not scared. i’ve…

happy monday, friends! i sure do hope that your week has started off great, as mine has. here in asheville, the weather is gorgeous, i feel focused, + thanksgiving is this week! yep, that…

last friday i walked into the cathedral known as the basilica of st. lawrence in downtown asheville ready to spend an hour or so in quiet. it was the first day i had been there…

i’ve always had a problem with prayer. i just don’t like the idea of a Being “up there” in the clouds listening to people as they mutter their wishes and wants and prayers, hoping…

“we cannot become what we want to be remaining what we are.” – max depree lent is the time for confessions. and i’ve got a doozy… i did not go to the cathedral one…

it’s only been three days and i already feel quite settled into my little lenten practice. to read more about how i chose the practice of visiting a cathedral for 40 days in lent…

do you remember this post of mine from about a month ago? i shared with y’all my views, thoughts, and experiences over some of the injustices happening in the united methodist church (UMC), my…

friends, it’s happening again. love is on trial. you know, when people get together and begin to decide who is right and who is wrong. who gets to love whom. who gets to get…

so, what’s your excuse? you got a dream? a wish? a journey? an adventure? a calling? then get moving, my friend. believe in yourself and believe that you deserve all good things to come…

first of all, let’s take care of business. i put all of your names in a little bag (those of you who commented), and my love drew out the winning name… congratulations, nicole! our…

i think i used to be someone who always seemed happy, who always was happy, because i ignored my feelings for the most part. i worked instead. i read instead. i retreated into books…

i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even more important than travel to write about today. you may or may not know…

peace when you’re all alone.…

about 6 years ago i was in anchorage, alaska. i stood in line at a starbucks in a barnes & noble, waiting to order my latte, killing time before heading to the airport to…

“I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me…

“all shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” ~ Julian of Norwich peace.…

today is the day. today the united methodist church will vote once again on their stance/beliefs on homosexuality and the church. it’s something that has been voted on every 4 years for the past…

the blogging world is amazing. i know there are some people who think that the whole internet/social media thing is out of control, and it definitely can become something that takes over your life,…