Stuck in Holy Saturday

Some mornings I wake up, longing for another human to hug me, squeeze my hand, or even just put their hand on my shoulder This deprivation of touch makes me feel alien, sub-human. And there’s no end in sight. These are the days in this pandemic – how is this word my reality? – when […]

Silencio on Fathom Magazine

Hey friends, another piece that I submitted was picked up for online publication! If you’ve never read Fathom Magazine, then you’re in for a treat. They’re a monthly online magazine that pulls together articles, short stories, and poems with the intent of calling people into a deeper experience of the Christian life. Their latest edition […]

New Article on SheLoves magazine

I discovered SheLoves magazine last year and instantly fell in love! This online publication’s mission is Our mission is “to mobilize and empower women, so we may transform our world together”. Powerful stuff, huh? I submitted an article to them in January and today it went live! As you know, I’ve been writing my book about […]

I’m Writing a Book

In my last post, I was less than a day out from starting the Camino de Santiago. Here you now find me, having completed the walk – all 500 miles of it – and trying to figure out what life looks like after this amazing experience. I’m in the midst of some life transitions, which […]

One Week Out

Walking around my room these last few days has been like walking around a ghost town. Things are packed or in process of being packed. I am going to miss this place. My room. My chair in the corner. I wonder if I will ever be back here. Something about my Camino has me wondering […]

Wonder

won·der a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.   “Wow, we’re starting to fly! Woah!!!”   I was on a flight recently and overhead two little boys behind me. They had never flown before and couldn’t contain their excitement as the plane began to take off. Their […]

Why the Camino?

Give me my scallop shell of quiet; My staff of faith to walk upon;  My scrip of joy, immortal diet;  My bottle of salvation;  My gown of glory (hope’s true gage)  And then I’ll take my pilgrimage.  – Sir Walter Raleigh Since going public about my walking the Camino de Santiago, many have asked the […]