If Walls Could Talk

I had a wonderful meeting tonight with a dear friend. We had coffee. It was refreshing, and I don't just mean the coffee.

Lots of things are said over coffee. If Starbucks' walls could talk I bet they would have a lot to say. Actually, I bet the walls of coffee houses across America keep hidden more wisdom than we could imagine. They sit in silence as many shadowey secrets are whispered across tables. They soak in stories full of truth. I'm sure many lies have slithered across their surfaces too. Thankfully they listen like a faithful friend, and then never make a peep so that we can safely return time and again. Cheers to the walls of coffee houses and to friends who truly know us.

Jesus Wrecked My Life

I've been reading The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne with my small group recently. It is one of those books I really wish every one would read.
It talks a lot about materialism, the true meaning of life, and what it means to really love each other. It's probably the most challenging book that I have ever read- not at the comprehension level (it is an easy read) but in the way it challenges me in my faith. Although I do not necessarily agree with every single thing the author says, a lot of what he says brings clarity and grants perspective to what it means to be a Christian, and what it means to be an American as well. I want to share a passage from the book that really made me start asking questions about my own life. Hopefully it will bring a new perspective to you too.


Jesus Wrecked My Life
(Claiborne)
I know there are people out there who say "My life was such a mess. I was partying, drinking, sleeping around...and then I met Jesus and my whole life came together." God bless those people. But me, I had it together. And then I met Jesus and he wrecked my life. The more I read the gospel, the more it messed me up, turning everything I believed in, valued, and hoped for upside-down. I am still recovering from my conversion. I know it's hard to believe, but in high school I was prom king. I was in the in-crowd, popular, ready to make lots of money and buy lots of stuff, on the upward track to success. I had been planning to go to med school. Like a lot of folks, I wanted to find a job where I could do as little work as possible for as much money as possible....Then I could buy lots of stuff I didn't need. Mmm...the American dream. But as I pursued that dream of upward mobility preparing for college, things just didn't fit together. As I read scriptures about how the last will be first, I started wondering why I was working so hard to be first...

Happy Birthday Brooke!

A year ago today I was very pregnant. I woke up dreading the thought of facing another day of customers at work saying comments like, "You still haven't had that baby yet?" and "Wow, are there two or three in there!?" (People say wonderful things to you when you are pregnant and the pregnancy hormones don't help.)

I felt extra tired and a little "off" when I woke up that morning so I went back to bed for a while. I woke up again a few hours later and decided I was going to go to the hospital and get checked just for the heck of it so I could at least get a break from work for the day. After all, I was two days past due and was wondering when this baby was going to make her grand entrance anyway. (I promise I usually have a good work ethic, just not when I'm nine plus months pregnant).

You can imagine my surprise when I got to the hospital and they told me I was in active labor! The next few hours were a blur as Thomas came to be by my side and doctors and nurses flowed steadily in and out of the room. Seven hours after I arrived at the hospital, my life changed forever.

At 7:56pm Brooke Evangelina was born. Immediately I knew my life would never, ever again be the same. My heart grew ten times that day.




The past year has been a roller coaster of ups and downs as I've adjusted to my new role as a mama. One thing is for sure, I've never loved anyone more!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE!

What a big God we serve...

This is a simple post. I just want to say that I'm humbled to be serving such a big God...such a loving and wonderful God. He is so good. I see Him do amazing things every day...things that could only be from God. He showers me with His blessings. I will praise Him in the good times and in the bad. His truth brings joy beyond anything that the world could ever offer. I cannot imagine living life without Him!