Column Post by Laura Hyers In this technological age of tweets and posts and status updates and Tumblogs, and my season of young adulthood full of job applications and mission statements, there’s something nearly everyone wants from me, or you: “Tell us about yourself.” What is it that makes you you? Or me me? What […]
Month: July 2012
When You Learn Your Joy is Good
Column Post by Lakin Easterling “Um, don’t hate me, but I did a bad thing.” This is a sentence I frequently speak to my husband, and it always evokes a grin and a chuckle at my use of the word “bad”. See, I’m a bookworm. Always have been, and for the foreseeable future, always will […]
When withdrawal doesn’t get the final word
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson Lately I’ve felt God leading me to discontinue a specific medication I’ve been taking for some time now. I come from a long line of depressed women and have the diagnosis of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). For a while I used this medication according to the season, but when switching […]
How Hope Taught Me to Shine
Guest Post by Friday Child When I was a wee one, my mother always cuddled me and told me that I was her Friday Child—loving and giving. She impressed upon me this was an asset that would make my life maybe not easier, but happier. “Everyone shines in his/her way,” she would tell me. “Look […]
When you love everyone but yourself
Column Post by Lisa Easterling I heard the ugliness leap out of my own mouth, pulled up just shy of the stove and listened to the words echoing back at me, reverberating off the Tuscan-painted tiles on the backsplash. “Lisa, you are so stupid!” I didn’t even flinch. I wasn’t surprised by it, partly because […]
When your heart breaks for the least of these
Guest Post by Elizabeth Buhrke I’m trying to assimilate back into my life but I’m having a hard time. I’ve always had a heart for the poor, but God is stirring me in a way I could never have imagined. I never dreamed of being a mom, but when Isaiah came into my life God […]
What a Teacher Can Learn from Tiny Students
Column Post by Laura Hyers I am a preschool teacher. I hang out with two-year-olds for forty hours a week and I change diapers and wipe noses and discipline and teach and celebrate and snuggle and chase and I try more than anything to love. But dang, some days it is hard to love. Hard […]
On the Occasion that You Find Yourself with Undrinkable Tea
Column Post by Lakin Easterling Somehow, drinking hot tea has a way of clearing my head. The heat is a flavor all its own, accompanied by the taste of dried leaves, sweet wildflower honey, and the silky texture of almond milk. It’s an experience: the steam, my hands around the mug, all the greatness of […]
When You’re Tempted to Settle for Rotten Miracles
Column Post by Glenda Harbinson Miracle Max is one of my favorite characters from The Princess Bride. I love the scene where his wife repeats the name Humperdink at him while he covers his ears and tries not to hear. We reverse that here and playfully use “humperdink” as the word to communicate that we […]
Don’t be afraid to show your ugly
Column Post by Aj Luck During a recent conversation with a friend, the topic of being vulnerable came up. We started talking about the areas of our lives where we let people in, and the areas where we keep people out. I opened up about hating the feeling of rejection. She asked me what I meant. I […]