Month: August 2025

  • 5 Ways I Pursue Intimacy with the Lord

    Hello, tender friends! People sometimes comment on my “intimacy with the Lord,” and someone (I’m talking about you, SanVercell!) commented on it on this forum a few weeks ago. Let me be clear: I don’t know that I agree that I have deep intimacy with the Lord. I think declaring that makes me sound like…

  • The Lemonade I Make When My Heart Breaks

    Hello, tender friends! Guess who started school this past week? Oh, and he already decided it’s not cool to pose with mom anymore. In the words of the singer from The Script, “When a heart breaks, no, it don’t break even.” On Jacob’s first day, the house was…quiet. I cried before he woke up and…

  • A Neighborhood I Love

    Hello, tender friends! I’m sorry I forgot to post yesterday. Because time is a bit tight this week, I wanted to share a home I wrote about in a local neighborhood that I love. https://theroanoker.com/magazine/home-and-garden/satisfying-a-community-craving/ I love touring these homes and interviewing the homeowners. I wish I could do things like this full time, but…

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    The Call to Stop Betraying My Biology

    Hello, tender friends! If you’re new here, 1) thank you for subscribing and 2) this is a follow up to this post. I’m still saying less, but it hasn’t become automatic yet. I continue to slip up. Anthony says, “We aim for progress, not perfection.” Friends (IRL) have asked why I think God called me…