Recoiling, still-swollen heart stitched up from past hurts rent in two again, my soul knew without prescription what it lacked, what would slake its anemic thirst. And so, four years ago, I carved out time to spend hours and days in the library nestled on a hill: its small, dark wood and brick interior teeming … Continue reading Homage to Mary Oliver
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Heart Turned
Malachi 4:6--And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers... I've never been afraid of ghosts. My relationship with those who have passed on is one of the warmest and sweetest aspects of my life. I believe the spirits of those who have … Continue reading Heart Turned
Home
Well, if home is the focus of the Depth Year experiment, I did something very non-Depth Year this summer. I rented out my house to a family for a month who were in between stints in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. I know them peripherally, so they weren't complete strangers, and the financial boon was a … Continue reading Home
Gifts of Consecration
A few weeks ago, I worked behind the scenes on a worldwide broadcast for my church. It was a celebration of people of color, and as the script and songs unfolded with more soul than I've ever seen around here, I felt overwhelmed by the special nature of the event. The performance was electrifying and … Continue reading Gifts of Consecration
A Time to…
Work life is thriving lately. The organizing business I've invested so much energy and thought into with my business partner is blossoming and growing. I'm proud of what we've been able to create. But spending so much time in that pursuit also means I'm often tired, overbooked, and feeling like other areas in my life … Continue reading A Time to…
Sorrow’s Pendulum
In school, we learn the concept of Newton’s Third Law: that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. What if this law of physics has a spiritual counterpart, and what does that mean in terms of the weight of adversity in our lives? I work part-time for a weekly television broadcast as a music … Continue reading Sorrow’s Pendulum
A Touch of Nostalgia
I think there are different layers of thickness of nostalgia when you visit an old place full of memories. The more often you've frequented a location, such as living in one city for most of your life, the thinner the sentimentality, because old, current, and new memories have to make room for each other in … Continue reading A Touch of Nostalgia
Compassion in the Slump
I've started four different posts this month and haven't finished/published any of them. I stopped exercising for a good while because of the persistent ache in my heels that I've now realized is plantar fasciitis. And I had a difficult and emotional weekend, dealing with a controversial issue in my house of faith that was … Continue reading Compassion in the Slump
Journeying
As a child, every two or three years my family would make the cross-country trek back to the land of our fathers. And mothers--they stand tall and powerful of influence in my family tree. My mother, who was bereft of a single relative (besides her own children) in the state we eventually called home, and … Continue reading Journeying
February Report
Depth Days to write: Took 3 days off; wrote an important Facebook post and 2 new blogposts Kids on board: One family night, I pulled out some old journals from my pre-teen years and read them aloud to my kids, who found my antics hilarious. They got out their journals and wrote faithfully for several days in a … Continue reading February Report
Seed of the Forest 