The Exhilarating Slippery Slope (an #OutofSortsbook synchroblog)

I used to think the slippery slope was dangerous, now I think it’s the ride of a lifetime. Growing up in the church, I heard frequent warnings from the pulpit, the youth conference stage, many of the adults in my life, about The Slippery Slope. There was a right way to think and believe and…

Right Now. (Sept & Oct 2015)

September and October were both crazy busy (we finally moved all our stuff out of my parents’ garage and dining room and into our new home) and frustratingly slow (hello solo parenting in a brand new neighbourhood). We are so relieved to finally be getting settled in a place we can call home for the…

Leaning into the Darkness (on Halloween and All Saints)

I grew up in a family that didn’t do Halloween. Actually, in a church that didn’t do it. Of course, it wasn’t the mega event in 1990s rural Oxfordshire that it is in places like North America. But all the same, we didn’t have sweets waiting for the kids coming calling, I think we may…