Category Archives: Travel
On Recovering From Short Term Missions
Who takes care of the missionaries? What happens when they come home ruined? I’ve always imagined deep down inside of me was this tall, cool, still glass of water on a table. It’s full and it’s very, very still. Things … Continue reading
Coffee: Coava Coffee Portland
Admittedly, I am an overzealous coffee drinker. I drink between 6 and 9 shots of espresso per shift at work and I can’t stop blogging/tumbling/tweeting about the delicious coffee I get to drink. I have no intention of stopping. So … Continue reading
Filed under Coffee, Food, Obsessions, Photo, Travel
How He Loves…
I had been home from Haiti only a couple weeks. I was stage left waiting to go up and share about my experience with the congregation. Everything was fresh. Raw. I didn’t know where I was or where it would … Continue reading
Coffee: Intelligentsia Pasadena
Little in this world brings me more pleasure and joy than a delicious, well crafted cappuccino. A perfectly crafted cappuccino is what I always expect and what consistently delights me at Intelligentisa. Everyone knows Intelligentsia is my favorite. It’s everyone’s … Continue reading
Viva Las Vega$!
3 Nights 1191 Miles 9(ish) Hours of sleep 8 New friends 7 Sugar Free Red Bulls 5 Restaurants 3 Ke$ha bracelets 2 Movies at ‘Johnson Cinemas’ 2 Home cooked Thai breakfasts 1 Sequin mini skirt Lots and lots of laughs … Continue reading
Filed under My Fabulous Life, Travel
The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen
The Wounded Healer. I like that. I identify with that. In our last Bible study book, The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith, in the chapter called ‘God Transforms’ the author shared a story about vulnerability: Wanting to … Continue reading
“Blessed are those who mourn.”
Do you ever feel like there is a hole in your heart? And you work so hard to fill it, to seal it off, to heal it. Quiet time, Bible study, friendship, work, hikes, camping, prayer, reading, creativity, coffee… all … Continue reading
Junior High Winter Camp
I have this awesome friend named Jay. Jay is a youth pastor- not just any youth pastor, but a junior high youth pastor. It goes without saying that Jay is a special kind of guy. When I was in high … Continue reading
Haiti Benefit Concert
We would like to thank you for your generous donation of to J/P HRO, Haitian Relief Organization, on January 22, 2011. We appreciate your confidence in us and your generosity. Your donations allow us to keep doing out work on … Continue reading
