My aim for a sweaty summer

Yesterday felt blissfully cool, especially when the breeze was blowing. It was in the low 80s, which was quite different from the 90s of the rest of the week. I love being outside. I’ve always joked about living in a treehouse, except that’s not really a joke. Maybe in new creation, I can live in […]

A podcast, a birthday, and some muffins

Elise Cripe has been one of my favorite internet people for years and years. Last night, I was cleaning the kitchen, putting away my CSA veggies, and listening to her talk about how she keeps track of all of her plans when I realized that I haven’t been doing as much longer-range planning. This is […]

Consistent small work multiplies

Yesterday, I shared the books that I read in May, and then later in the morning read the last few pages of Redeeming Your Time by Jordan Raynor. He compiled the wisdom of a handful of time management books into one system and a lot of it was helpful if you’re into that kind of […]

What I Read in May

I’ve tried different ways of publicly keeping record of what I’m reading, and, honestly, I find them all annoying. I don’t do GoodReads because I don’t want another electronic thing to manage. I stopped putting each one in IG stories and saving them to a highlight because I didn’t always feel like writing a little […]

Discovering Biblical Equality: chapter 2

It’s been while since I decided to work my way through this large scholarly volume, but I haven’t forgotten about it. Hopefully, throughout the summer, we can cover quite a bit of the material. Chapter Two discusses “gender in creation and fall” and this is one of the most important texts to ground this conversation. […]

How to place our attention

Eugene Peterson’s new book On Living Well is like a small devotional. The subtitle says “brief reflections on wisdom for walking in the way of Jesus.” I’ve been slowly chewing on it, reading a tiny snippet most mornings. This morning he asked a question. He said, “What gets our attention?…How do we distinguish between the […]

Notes for Friday

As I’ve ventured out into public multiple times over the past few days, I’ve found myself reaching for lipstick. I wear minimal makeup (my normal routine only takes 3 minutes), but lipstick signals courage and cheer. It’s been a weapon for my heart this week. Do Tums treat anxiety? I took two this morning.The ache felt […]