THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED: Congrats to April who was the winner! —————————————————————- I have to say, that I was really looking forward to reading Rachel Held Evans new book. Rachel is a thought leader who is stretching the discussions of our faith. I was particularly intrigued by what her perspective would be on the issue […]
Hey guys, my friends at Water Missions International have a big event early next year. If you’re a church leader, this could be a great thing to consider having your church participate in! What would happen if the American Church came together and said ‘We want to end the global water crisis?’ Water Sunday is […]
POST UPDATE: This giveaway has ended. Congrats to Amanda M. who won the free copy! —————————————————————— I’m very intrigued by Christine & Adam Jeske’s new book This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down Without Settling. In This Ordinary Adventure Adam and Christine Jeske mine their experiences, from riding motorcycles across Africa to dicing celery in Wisconsin, in […]
This beautiful bunch of friends call ourselves “The Golden Girls”. Their are plenty of similarities to our personalities and The Goldens from the 80’s sitcom but what’s really ‘golden’ about this bunch is the value of the friendship we’ve shared for 15 years. 3 marriages 3 children 2 amazing dogs (Mick & Buddy) and countless […]
This beautiful bunch of friends call ourselves “The Golden Girls”. Their are plenty of similarities to our personalities and The Goldens from the 80’s sitcom but what’s really ‘golden’ about this bunch is the value of the friendship we’ve shared for 15 years. 3 marriages 3 children 2 amazing dogs (Mick & Buddy) and countless […]
This week I finished an unusual yet captivating book called Inciting Incidents: 6 Stories of Fighting Disappointment in a Flawed World. Each author found a way of digging beneath my casual engagement and compelling me to confront the emotions of disillusionment, isolation, loss and hope that they so artfully shared. This book was raw, beautiful […]
POST UPDATE: This book giveaway has ended. Congrats to Pam Bakker who was the winner! _______________________________________________ Today is a huge day for one of my dear friends, Annie Downs. It’s the official release of her new book Perfectly Unique! This is how Annie described the book to me in her own words: The idea that […]
Last week I had the privilege of joining Pete and a few of our staff and volunteers on a trip to the LA Dream Center. We were simply blown away by the ministry and life-change that is happening at this place. The Dream Center, a volunteer driven organization that finds and fills the needs of […]
Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a great week last week. Sorry that I was absent from the blog. My husband and I took a much needed vacation and I truly did disconnect. I didn’t check email. I didn’t answer calls. And although I couldn’t resist posting a few pics to Twitter and Instagram, […]
Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a great week last week. Sorry that I was absent from the blog. My husband and I took a much needed vacation and I truly did disconnect. I didn’t check email. I didn’t answer calls. And although I couldn’t resist posting a few pics to Twitter and Instagram, […]