Vines and umbilical cords: on growing up while staying small
I’ve been feeling the tension lately between the invitations in Scripture to stay small and the ones to mature. On the one hand, we’re told to become like children (Mat…
Make of me something small enough to snuggle
I snuggle close, safely swaddled. It’s warm here, and safe. These arms are my whole world, and whatever might be going on outside them is, to me, a distant dream.…
How to let grace be grace
“Let grace be grace." The invitation has been ringing in my ears throughout Lent. Sometimes as I’ve heard it, I’ve been able to lean in and let go and receive grace,…