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…
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August 29, 2020
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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
Playlist 2020
Year six of my nod to Myspace fads of days gone by. Complementary links to the previous five: Playlist 2019, Playlist 2018, Playlist 2017, Playlist 2016, Playlist 2015. For those…
June 14, 2020
The Beginning of Wisdom
When I was in college, I had a roommate who felt everything very deeply, and sometimes it seemed as though she'd cast me as a supporting role in the drama…
June 7, 2020
Bad Christian
"Ms. Hewett, I think of you as a bad Christian." "Go on, why is that?" "Because you're a good person. And you don't do what the Bible says." "Really? What…
May 31, 2020
Can I Get a Witness?
I had a whole different post in mind yesterday after some really good conversations with students this week, but then this morning I had the privilege of reading the ascension…
May 24, 2020
Burden or Blessing
Today's post comes to you in disjointed stories as I stitch together the lessons I'm learning and the lies I'm rooting out of my life. Please bear with me in…
May 17, 2020
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