To Mr. and Mrs. Müller
There's an email in my BFA inbox dated September 2, 2013 from Clint and Helen Taylor that has a subject line, "Welcome to BFA!" This wonderful couple sent me a…
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October 4, 2020
Robot in a Convent
I was chatting with one of my first students from BFA and her fiancé, and Alyssa reminisced about the first week of class with me as her teacher. The two…
September 26, 2020
Outside the Box
I was used to being underestimated before my accident, but ever since, I constantly have the joy of amazing people with my ability to tie my shoes, move across continents,…
September 20, 2020
Courage to Fail
Many thanks to Nigel for a beautiful and convicting message this morning. I'm still working through a lot and growing a ton as a person, but not much of it…
September 13, 2020
She Said, He Said
I pondered a lot about what to post this week because there's a lot of unresolved hurt in my life that I'm working to grow from but I don't want…
September 5, 2020
Spend and Be Spent
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how during his visit in July Seth and I decided to get matching shield tattoos and how I'd also read 2 Corinthians…
August 29, 2020
Good News
This week at our all staff conference, Michele Phoenix (yes, the Michele Phoenix) shared an encouraging video about serving young people here at BFA. I found it particularly encouraging and…
August 22, 2020
For Such a Time
I've had so many thoughts running through my head after wild weeks and a wild summer, and I can't relay all of it, but the conversations I've had this past…
August 15, 2020
Bless Me
My father, My grandfather, My grandfather's concubine They said Your Name after encounters with different aspects of you: The God who Sees, who Provides, who Is Faithful Bless me My…
August 7, 2020
Prayer for a Mini-Me
This isn't about Maggie, but 1 Kings 18 - 2 Kings 2 have some stories about Elijah and Elisha that heavily influenced it. Lord, you showed up in fire when…
August 6, 2020
Moses’ Prayer
Exodus 32 is particularly important to understand this one. (tldr: it's the conversation Moses has with God during the golden calf incident.) My kids are a mess. Look at these…
August 5, 2020
Naaman’s Prayer
2 Kings 5 is important context for this poem. Oh, and it'd be nice if I could walk again too. The Israeli servant said, Go to the prophet of YHWH.…
August 4, 2020
Break the Dam
It's been a weird couple of weeks (months? years?), and I have found a lot of comfort and ease in writing poetry instead of the normal weekly recaps. I promise…
August 3, 2020
Call to Prayer
Earlier today I had a lovely catch up with Caylie, and, as usual, we talked a lot about how and why we pray. Shortly after, the church bells rang across…
August 1, 2020
Bridges and Shields and Trees, Oh My
I’ve got my next few tattoos lined up as of today. I’ve known for ages I want to get a bridge tattoo. I grew up in a city nicknamed (among…
July 27, 2020
The Princess Tree
There's a weird tree growing outside of Riedlingen, so I wrote a poem about it. Chris and Emily told me I wouldn't embarrass myself if I posted it on the…
July 19, 2020
Nick’s Failure
I love the movie Meet the Robinsons for a lot of reasons, but this scene where Lewis fails and the whole family is cheering for him is such a great…
July 12, 2020
Who Tells Your Story
One of my former students is here for the summer and working as my personal assistant - for those of you who laughed, jokes on you when she starts writing…
July 5, 2020
Love and Dust
I spent a lot of time staring at the stars in the night sky several nights this week, and I felt a lot of feelings - which most people know…
June 27, 2020
Walk Humbly
Graduation was last week, and Wednesday was the teacher wrap up day for the 2019-2020 school year. Wednesday was also a meeting and planning day for my upcoming role as…
June 21, 2020
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