Tag: Faith

God’s Waiting Room

I hate waiting. Don’t we all? In my time as an ER nurse I’ve spent thousands of hours amid the languishing throngs of the waiting room. There are few places quite as miserable as an ER waiting room. On busy nights the wait times stretch to hours as people pack together with their misery. Moaning,

Image of the Divine

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a big Enneagram fan girl.  Ennea-what? Enneagram – basically means a 9-pointed shape, but it refers to a personality typing system that is, well- ancient. It’s been brushed up and expanded on in more recent decades, but its origins trace back hundreds of years. It was

(not)Ashamed

I remember it clearly. I was sitting with my friends and our larger Christian college group at a NMSU Aggies homecoming game. Two students from our group had just won Homecoming queen and king and we were all clapping and cheering the pronouncement. All of a sudden one of our student leaders started a loud

Gardens in the Desert

Sometimes I feel like God has tasked me with planting gardens in the desert. The ground is hard, the climate harsh, and my efforts seem to produce very little. I look out at the desolate landscapes I’ve worked for years and I feel discouraged. Some time ago, the oft parched New Mexico from which I