A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Have You Made God Smile Yet Today?

| March 10, 2009

Share That was a sign I saw on a church the other day. If there is one statement (or question) that boils down religion to its dark essence, that would be it. Do good, God smiles. Do bad, God frowns (or worst). So how would you answer that question if someone asked you, Have you [...]

Great Quote I Saw On A T-Shirt Today

| April 12, 2008

Share So some good friends of ours got married today (congratulations “Jesse” and Linda!).  It was an tiny wedding but one that oozed with love and words of restoration.  Lots of tears were shed by all.  Afterwards, we went to the restaurant, BJ’s, where we downed pasta, caesar salad, and pizza.  While there, some of [...]

Wisdom of Shel – The Land of Happy

| February 2, 2008

Share Gone are the days of people wanting to put on their “Sunday’s best”, wearing plastic smiles, pretending everything is perfect and all is well. People are looking for communities where they feel safe to be themselves and pull off the plastic veneer of their false-self. Where in the midst of revealing their unhappiness and [...]