Well Folks, it’s been quite a ride. Starting in June the Lord began to stir some things in my heart. I didn’t know entirely what to make of it. I had a sense that my time here was coming to an…

Intercession… I didn’t realize it, but I was resisting the call.   It’s because I’m biased towards action and also everytime I went to pray, I had no words.   Just groans.  Somewhere in my gut, they would emerge A…

It was my birthday a few days ago and I woke up to it crying… I sat with the emotions for awhile. reflecting on how it’s always the most vulnerable time of the year  Where my desire to be known…

(Image by Betsy Garmon) Yesterday, I met with my Bay Area Women’s group over Google Hangout.  It’s hard to feel present in their lives now that I’ve been in Georgia for 15 months, and I was surprised how it became…

Weeks like this are my favorite. The perfect balance of 1) walking alongside people, encouraging them and exploring possibilities, 2) preparing, planning and reflecting on the small wins and the lessons learned 3) Learning about the things I value most,…

 For many years, I struggled to believe.  It’s one thing to believe in God. It’s another to trust Him.  I knew the difference, but didn’t know how to process the gap between what the Lord said in Scripture and what…

  I listen to my feelings. It’s a practice I began many years ago. They speak to me. They don’t always tell me the truth but they let me know that somethings wrong and that I need to dig deeper…

“My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, but because if I tell it anything like right, the chances are you will recognize that in many ways it is also yours – Frederick Buechner (Telling Secrets)  …

Most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive. At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. That moment for me came about 3 months after arriving in…