With so many of us searching for solid ground in the midst of troubling news and off-kilter schedules, come hear a bit about my messy path towards accepting what is rather than what could be and here me attempt to offer a much-needed dose of humor (for myself especially!), wisdom, and perspective. During this hour I will share how even the smallest challenges can be redemptive, ... View Post
Giving Up Doing
The following is an excerpt from my book At Home in this Life and shares the story of the first time I gave up multitasking for Lent. something I am fasting from again this year. I have included this excerpt and a primer graphic on the chance that maybe this is a fast that the Holy Spirit is calling you to as well... ...The spring after I broke my foot I decided to give up multitasking for ... View Post
The Unpageant Pageant for Christmas
Last year at my church we needed an unconventional replacement for our Christmas Pageant, so I wrote a little readers theatre that can be performed by adults, teens and kids, requires no costumes and little rehearsal, and comes with a short sermon that anyone could adapt and deliver. This skit works best if the congregation doesn’t know it is coming, interrupting their expectations for the ... View Post
New and Old – Easter 2019
This Easter was a little bit new tradition, a little bit old. Starting with the old: The ancient dying of the eggs.... Even though the boys are big and even though no one hunts for eggs anymore, and even though we have chickens that lay us beautifully- colored eggs most days, the one tradition we cannot let go of is dying eggs on Holy Saturday, mess and all. A new tradition: In the ... View Post
New Growth
Well, it's Spring, and it is Lent, which can only mean one thing - more succulents! Every spring I buy a collection of new succulents, and every year about half of them live and half of them die. This means that slowly, little by little, I am gathering a healthy, year-round collection of these water-saving plants. But these little gems are not the only new growth around Preservation Acres ... View Post
Greer’s take Manhattan
Thanks to my work on Way of Love I had the opportunity to pack up the whole family and haul them to NYC with me for five days back in January. While I spent the majority of my days working with the WoL crew, the boys and Sweet Man took Manhattan by storm - mastering the subway, playing saxophones in Harlem, watching a show on Broadway, eating Korean BBQ and so much more. Thankfully I ... View Post
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