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It’s Not Too Little. It’s Not Too Late.
by Idelette McVicker Share on Facebook Retweet this “The multiplication is not your job. That’s not your responsibility.” How many times have I stopped myself from doing something, publishing something...
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A Moveable Feast
by Holly Grantham Share on Facebook Retweet this “How tempting it has been to settle once and for all in one place where roots might grip soil for longer than a season and I might learn the patterns of...
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TGIF: Feast, Pray, Love
by Tina Francis Share on Facebook Retweet this Have you ever just wanted to holler “freeze frame” in the middle of a meal? It’s the moment before you: carve the turkey (freeze frame); blow out the...
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The Secret of Hospitality (Hint: It is NOT Space)
by Bronwyn Lea Share on Facebook Retweet this I stared, mesmerized. A glitch in my computer settings changed the screensaver. Instead of the usual drift of my children’s smiling faces floating across...
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Come Sit By Me
by Helen Burns Share on Facebook Retweet this “My encouragement to you is simple—let’s all make the effort to gather.” This morning I took down all my Christmas décor and packed it up for another year....
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Note To Self: Always Flirt With Chinese Grandma At Bus Stop
by Idelette McVicker Share on Facebook Retweet this There’s a small chip on my front tooth. I’ve had it fixed, but it’s so tiny, the repair doesn’t last. So, I smile with my chipped tooth and my eyes...
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The Year I Exchanged Stuffing for Stuffed Grape Leaves
by sheloves Share on Facebook Retweet this By Nicole T. Walters | Twitter: @NicoleTWalters The holidays have always been a time of togetherness and feasting for my family. When crispness enters the...
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Aren’t We All Just Spinning?
by Holly Grantham Share on Facebook Retweet this “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to...
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Closing the Door on Hurtful Words
by Anne-Marie Heckt Share on Facebook Retweet this Lately I’ve been seeing a door in my mind, and it’s closed. I often hear from God through images, and this one surprised me. But it’s been so helpful....
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Sometimes Love Tastes Like Red Beans and Rice
by Osheta Moore Share on Facebook Retweet this One of my favorite weekly traditions since we moved to L.A. is Couple’s Dinner. When we meet a couple we like, we invite them over for dinner one...
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I Am A Holy Contrarian
by Kelley Nikondeha Share on Facebook Retweet this I am a holy contrarian. I don’t deck the halls, play merry, shine bright or sparkle. I dim the lights and lean into the hush. It is Advent, after all....
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Seated at the Table of Outrage
by Esther Emery Share on Facebook Retweet this I just saw a thing on Facebook, as I was scrolling through my feed the way we do. It was written by the woman who birthed my two older children, a midwife...
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Celebration and Lament
by Michele Morin Share on Facebook Retweet this The walls had been rebuilt. The people living in and around the city of Jerusalem had gathered. Along with the fresh aroma of new lumber from Ezra’s...
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Invite All Your Senses to the Feast
by Diana Trautwein Share on Facebook Retweet this I’m sitting here, leaning firmly against squishy homemade flannel bags filled with field corn; bags I’ve warmed in the microwave, each of them aligned...
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Beyond The Myth of Scarcity
by sheloves Share on Facebook Retweet this By Trudy Smith Growing up in upper-middle class American suburbia, Thanksgiving was usually the day that we ate so much our stomachs hurt—seconds and thirds...
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One Hundred Happy Days
by Nicole Joshua Share on Facebook Retweet this “True festivity both comes from our delights and spurs us to new rejoicing in a constant spiral. Hard times are not a hindrance to celebration; instead,...
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Approaching the Table of Radical Grace
by Fiona Koefoed-Jespersen Share on Facebook Retweet this When I lived in Brussels, we used to celebrate American Thanksgiving every year, although neither my husband nor I are American. But one of my...
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Losing Everything Might Be The Path To Finding It All
by Claire De Boer Share on Facebook Retweet this Recently my son celebrated his 8th birthday. As always on this day, I think back to the hours before he entered this world—all 9lbs of him, full head of...
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To the Mother Who Has Loved and Been Left
by Saskia Wishart Share on Facebook Retweet this “Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors....
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A Gluten-Free Table in the Wilderness
by sheloves By Kristy Ramirez | Twitter: @k79mt1 The fire-orange glow of the leaves peek over the fence in defiance of the dead limbs surrounding them. I have a clear view from my grandma Nanny’s...
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