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This is a blog by a wife, mother, physician, seminarian, consummate journaler and deep-thinker, that turned into a cancer blog (that may one day turn back into a regular blog). To learn more and see suggestions for where to start, click on the “about” link to the left. Welcome!

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Unresolved Spaces
Apr 21

Apr 21 Unresolved Spaces

Esther
life practice

learning the value of living in suspension

Scaffold Parenting
Apr 12

Apr 12 Scaffold Parenting

Esther
parenting

a picture for how we come alongside our children to support them, rather than overprotect or overexpose

Curiosity Over Criticism
Apr 4

Apr 4 Curiosity Over Criticism

Esther
life practice, marriage, parenting

understanding the relationship between observation, evaluation, and judgment, and choosing curiosity

Sex in Popular and Church Culture
Mar 28

Mar 28 Sex in Popular and Church Culture

Esther
marriage

how the Bible challenges what both popular culture and church culture say about sex

Noticing Without Judgment
Mar 21

Mar 21 Noticing Without Judgment

Esther
life practice, meditation

learning how to sit with my feelings and what they show me

The Sacrament of Duty
Mar 13

Mar 13 The Sacrament of Duty

Esther
life practice

three ways in which we can experience obligatory, everyday tasks as sacraments of the present moment

The Difference Between Vulnerability and Transparency
Feb 26

Feb 26 The Difference Between Vulnerability and Transparency

Esther
life practice, parenting, marriage

understanding what it means not just to share information but have true connection

The Ministry of Presence
Feb 19

Feb 19 The Ministry of Presence

Esther
life practice

embodying Jesus by simply being present with others

The Ghost Goodbye
Feb 12

Feb 12 The Ghost Goodbye

Esther
parenting, meditation

how seeing your child become a teenager feels like saying goodbye to someone who is already gone

The Journey Inward
Feb 5

Feb 5 The Journey Inward

Esther
life practice

the difference between introspection on our own, and turning our gaze inward with God

Ruth and the Concubine
Jan 29

Jan 29 Ruth and the Concubine

Esther
bible

comparing Judges 19 and Ruth 3

Family Devotions
Jan 22

Jan 22 Family Devotions

Esther
parenting

resources and tips for engaging with the Bible regularly as a family

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