Between the darkness of Good Friday and the light of Easter Sunday, Holy Saturday hangs suspended. It’s a liminal space—neither here nor there. If we take the time to enter in we’ll feel it too: things are not as they were, nor are they as they
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How do crisis, grief and loss, or seasons of transition shape our lives and faith? As I work on my next book, I’d be so grateful to have your feedback on your own experiences with crisis, loss, transition, and faith. How have these intersections shaped you? Loading… -
It’s been a while since I’ve shared what I’m reading so thought I’d share what’s been shaping me recently. (Do you think about what you consume and how it will shape your ideas? If not, I encourage you to.) Currently reading: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, […] -
Today is the due date for the first baby we lost—Scarlett. To be honest, it’s simply too hard for me to remember all four due dates and all four anniversaries of our babies’ passing. But Scarlett’s is easy for me because it comes during pregnancy and infant loss awareness week and my inbox and […] -
Make space for your grief and honor your baby after miscarriage, stillbirth, or other forms of infant loss We know the deep pain of losing a baby. We also know there’s no blueprint for parents to know how to grieve or commemorate their baby’s life after miscarriage, stillbirth, or other forms of pregnancy […] -
Are you experiencing a fresh wave of pandemic grief? Suffering deserves the dignity of recognition At the beginning of the pandemic I wrote and asked you: How are you doing, really? Reading through your responses gave me all the feels. I was floored by your candor, heart, humility, and vulnerability in sharing […] -
Join Our Scarlett Stories—a compassionate support community for women to hold space for grief, grace, and hope after miscarriage and other forms of pregnancy and baby loss. -
In Luke 24 we’re transported to a dusty road headed to Emmaus where two of the disciples were in the middle of discussing the heartbreaking current events they were living through. I imagine them feeling any number of things—bewilderment, lament, fear, hopelessness, anger, confusion—when Jesus himself walked up among them and joined the conversation. Jesus […] -
Ruach is the Hebrew word used in scripture for the breath of God. It is wind, Spirit, life. It’s not so much a physical force but an essence—God’s essence that sustains life. It’s sometimes also translated as Spirit of God, such as in Genesis chapter 1. As we continue to pray for the USA, for […] -
Suffering is everywhere. As it gets louder it demands our attention. It shouldn’t have to demand, but we’re so practiced at looking away that sometimes suffering must get loud enough for us to actually notice its presence. Suffering cannot be alleviated unless we first acknowledge it exists. It has to be named. In Grace […] -
I can’t stop thinking about my privilege lately. It’s been a growing revelation for a good portion of my adult life, but everything was quickened this year at the onset of the global pandemic. As I watched Australia beautifully handle the unfolding of the Coronavirus and manage to keep our case load numbers extremely […]