by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Mar 22, 2017
MOPS is talking friendship, neighborhood, and community this month. They let me tell some stories of Renewal Church. Thought I’d share them with ya’ today…Ten years ago, my husband and I started playing soccer and helping kids with their homework at...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Mar 5, 2017
Catherine McNiel survived her children’s preschool years by learning to find beauty in the mayhem. Now, she writes to open the eyes to God’s creative, redemptive work in each day. The author of Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Feb 14, 2017
Well, it feels like a big announcement to me!I am thrilled to announce that my second book, Game Changer (current working title), — a book on hope and lament in seasons of doubt and difficulty — will be out with NavPress in early 2019.I’ve actually...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Feb 3, 2017
Need to reclaim wonder this year? I certainly do. I recently wrote something for Hello, Dearest (the MOPs blog) on my new self-discipline of wonder – “Wonder Walks”: When I was eight years old, my mother placed a book in my lap and told me to read...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Dec 16, 2016
It is my favorite time of year! What I love most about it is the concept of Shalom- that we see glimpses of wholeness in the peace, wonder, and yes – even magic – of Christmas. I wrote about Shalom for MOPS recently, and thought you might enjoy. May you...