Maybe [Jesus] felt the pressure of his mom’s faith. Maybe he struggled to trust his dad’s love for him. Maybe he was burdened by the expectation that he was supposed to be the one to bring a word of hope to those who were suffering. Maybe some days he just… Continue reading
This is all coming up now because I’m finally in a place where the external chaos is fairly non-existent and these folks around me are challenging my core assumptions about myself and about relationships. So the cries for help from the inner me…the ME that has been buried underneath all… Continue reading
I am coming to a different kind of appreciation about the importance of identifying the ground on which you live and work. It’s about identity. It’s about tradition. It’s about community. It’s about justice and reconciliation. It’s about holding the past and the present together. This reflection was shared at the 2023 Florida/Bahamas Synod Synodical… Continue reading
This was the morning I waited for all year. All the wishing, the listing, the dreaming, the hoping…all of it led to this morning. On any other morning it was the KA-KAW of the ibis bird flying over the Mt. Elgon plain outside my window that woke me up. On… Continue reading
They say it helps to tell the storyTo get it out and lay it bareThey say it helps to talk about itTo find a safe environment to share. So I’ve been thinking about my storyAnd about what I would sayI’ve been thinking about those memoriesThat for so long have been… Continue reading
Car trip games are a necessity with 5 kids and no electronics, I suppose. We spent lots of time in the car growing up; and before the days of Walkmans and Game Boys, my parents had to find ways to keep our fidgeting and poking at one another to a… Continue reading
When I have those “sighs too deep for words” days, I find myself going back to songs in Swahili that are so deep in my heart they hold me steady when the world is spinning. It’s been one of those weeks. Thanks to the internet, it’s easier to find the… Continue reading
I went Christmas carolling recently. Instead of only singing verses 1 and 2 of carols, the leader passed out song books and we sang all the verses of each carol. The combination of memories, connections, references, and experiences that wove together in my heart and mind as we walked the… Continue reading
I recently heard that my dorm mom from my senior year of high school was ill and died. Even though my time in Miss Karen’s dorm was over 20 years ago, hearing about her sickness and death still affected me. Miss Karen was my dorm mom my senior year of… Continue reading
One of the most meaningful things about my dad has always been his deep heart for others and his passion for his faith. He shared both his heart and his faith through writing letters, teaching, answering phone calls, chatting over countless cups of chai, and selflessly showing up for people… Continue reading