The Mudroom: When Compassion Is Exhausting
I’m over at The Mudroom trying to put into words my experience with compassion fatigue, how to combat it, and …
I’m over at The Mudroom trying to put into words my experience with compassion fatigue, how to combat it, and …
You know when your worlds blend? Like when your friend from school and your friend from work meet each other …
One day you wake up and realize you have a middle schooler. About two seconds ago you were in a …
If your newsfeed is anything like mine, it’s filled with people posting about refugees. Should they or shouldn’t they be …
This morning while my kids crunched cereal and worked on getting their eyelids open enough to get on the bus, …
A couple weeks ago I had the sex talk with Ana. I told her, “You’re about to start fifth grade, …
Are you attending the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Summit this year? If so, I’m leading a workshop and I’d …
I 100% guarantee that this post will make you grin. Even the Grinchiest Grinch cannot watch this video with smiling. …
What led you to this blog? Did you click on a link from Facebook or google something that offered you …
For Throwback Thursday, I want to show you a video that most of you probably haven’t seen, bringing Evie home …
Everyone responds in a crisis. When something bad happens, we follow and share and send money and pray and feel …
Okay, people, we need to talk about Jen Hatmaker. We must. We get to. The first time I ever heard …
So…a lot’s happened this week. Rich Stearns told Religion News Service that World Vision had lost “less than 5,000” sponsors …
These are kids reading sponsor mail at our Children’s HopeChest CarePoint in Uganda. The girl in the middle is Miriam, …
This is how I ended up showering with my dog. My struggles with the morning routine and getting all of …
Every week, we meet with a few other families in a living room. This is my little church. My little …
I’ve been thinking about brave girls. Last week was International Day of the Girl and also last week Evie and …
About a week ago I did period math and realized that the height of my PMS would coincide with A– …
(Thank you for your grace with my constant hosting posting. I have so many posts about other topics rattling through …
This afternoon, A– and I baked a cake together. She decorated it with frosting and sprinkles, and I wrote her …
Picture in your mind the most exuberant puppy you’ve ever seen, racing around the yard, rolling in leaves, running circles …
That’s Elena the bear in on our first hug. I didn’t want the hug to end and now I have …
The sign says pree-vyet, an informal hello in Russian. Sometimes I wish we could upload programs into our brains like …
Summer is approaching and we’re heading into Mission Trip Season. I’ve been on some, I’ve lead a few, and if …