Shameless Men #1

Hadessa PhotographyThis week we kick off our series on Shameless Men. I have asked several male leaders from different walks of Community Fellowship (my church in West Chicago) to share their experiences of shame/overcoming shame and their beauty-from-ashes...

Ashley Judd’s “Puffiness”

I would normally save this kind of thing for “Friday’s Finds” but this shameless article was too good to wait.Ashley Judd wrote a strong article responding to the media’s conversation about her “puffy” appearance.”Ashley Judd...

Good Friday’s Finds

“Blues”We can’t have beauty without ashes. We can’t have Easter without Good Friday. This Friday’s finds are a little different because right now I have several friends dealing with grief, life-threatening illnesses,...

A Little Hope

Yesterday marked the one-year-anniversary of my best friend’s baby going home to Jesus. Precious Hudson David was born at 28 weeks and lived for 36 hours. Today’s post is in honor of that precious curly-headed-baby boy and in honor of any parent...

Friday’s Finds

Shameless Moment: Confessions of a Lunatic Soccer MomVerses: Psalm 34: 1-31 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.2 My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.3 Glorify the Lord with me;...

Confessions of a Lunatic Soccer Mom

Last fall my five-year-old son was on his first soccer team. The weather was crisp and so he spent most games running off the field to tell me he was cold or tired or that he hated soccer. Even when I resorted to bribery; yes, I am that mom—score a goal, get a Hot...