Dear Grief,Greetings. I wish I could say "it's nice to meet you," but we both know that would be a lie. "Greetings" is the best I can do right now. It's incredible actually that I've made it this far in life without fully getting to know you. I mean, I've seen you around. I've walked …
Kids & COVID
"Help! I'm suddenly a homeschooler!" This is the cry from parents across the U.S. as schools are shut down, businesses are closed, and kids are suddenly and unexpectedly at home for the foreseeable future. First let me say, I feel you! We weren't always homeschoolers and I remember the disrupted rhythms, frustration, and questions that …
Hello 2020
Hello Friends! Yes I realize that it's almost March, but better late than never to revisit an old rhythm. It's been a practice of mine for the past few years to share with you "hello/goodbye" posts at the transition from one year into the next. I may be a bit late this year, but I …
Reflections on Freedom
“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” It was July 5th, 1852. Frederick Douglass had been invited to deliver the keynote speech at an Independence Day celebration in New York. What he delivered instead, was truth. Historical, political, theological, irrefutable, and convicting truth. As we approach our own Independence Day celebration, 167 …
Moves of Obedience
Hello Friend! I’m writing to you from the road this week. We are in the middle of a major transition, so the next few Tables will be coming to you from somewhere along our 2,850 mile cross-country move... Also- drum roll please- July will mark the ONE YEAR anniversary of The Table! Because of this, …
Let’s Build Something…
(Every month I approach a different theme in my weekly newsletter. The first week's post gets shared here as a "sneak peek." To receive the weekly emails and get access to the rest of the story, be sure to subscribe to "The Table.") Have you ever built a house? Or, to be fair, have you …
2018- Bring It On!
We’re one week into the NEW YEAR...are you feeling “behind” yet? No? Just me? Ok. I had to come to terms with a few things last week, many thanks to one of my wisest, dearest, most truth-telling friends. Out of that conversation, God helped me to refocus and establish 5 intentional steps for approaching this …
The Adventure Begins
"I'll never leave California." "I'll never be in full time ministry." "I'll never be a pastor." "I'll never homeschool my kids." Famous. Last. Words. Over the past few years, the Lord has been slowly challenging the way I think about and use certain words. Words like busy and should. But this one- "never"- was the real doozy.Its not …
Towing Enforced
"You should work out more." "You should yell less." "You shouldn't still be struggling with that." "You should lead your staff better." "You should stress less." This is just the tip of the iceberg that was crushing my soul and sucking the life out of me...until I instituted a strict "NO parking, towing enforced" policy …
The “B” Word
I have to be honest with you...I used to use the "B" word all the time. I used it proudly. I used it to describe myself, sometimes on a daily basis! It become a sort of qualifier for me-an evaluation of importance. Our culture contributed quite a bit to my wearing the "B" word like …
Cyon Edgerton 