Craving Slow

Craving Slow

The bright yellow tree outside the window is finally losing its leaves creating an exquisite carpet on the side walk more beautiful than a Persian rug. I feel royal and walk a little taller when stepping on such a tapestry of bright. Rooftops are decorated with a...
Morning Visit

Morning Visit

I opened my eyes to look at the clock. 4:28 a.m. I had set my alarm for 7, butI guess I was not going to sleep in today. I got out of the bed, went to the kitchen to put some water to boil, and chose one of my favorite teas to drink in a tall green tumbler. Soon the...
A Hope That Burns Within Our Hearts

A Hope That Burns Within Our Hearts

Horror. Disbelief. Shock. Overwhelming sadness. This week some of the members of my ever-growing church family, the people whom God has called my husband and I to love, to point to Jesus, and to encourage suffered a violent tragedy that is hard to comprehend....
Early Fall

Early Fall

Today could be a massive-amount-of-hot-tea type of day. Sitting at my desk with the  windows on each side of the computer screen open to let in the fresh of the new day, I can see that fall, in spite of the recent hot days, is definitely here. The large trees outside...
Salad For Breakfast

Salad For Breakfast

Change can be difficult and change can be fun! And change can elicit more change.  A few weeks ago I decided to try something different for breakfast, to break away from my faithful oatmeal with fruit and nuts and use this first meal of the day to add more veggies....
Top 5 Favorite Books I Read Last Year

Top 5 Favorite Books I Read Last Year

Have you ever watched a movie about a book you read and thought “the book was so much better than the movie?” I believe this happens to most of us and the reason is simple: we have awesome imaginations! The movie director has to tell the main story of the...