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The podcast of the Mundane Faithfulness Community - looking for Grace even in the mundane parts of our lives
Kara’s Collection: July 14
from an article originally posted July 14, 2014… That’s my day. July 14 is the day I came to be a part of this world. This past week I have thought much on this simple day and found myself in tears. I’m not exactly sure where the tears come from,
Kara’s Collection: Taking Thoughts Captive
from an article originally posted July 12, 2014... There is an impossibility to our story that often seeps into the cracks of my going. There are thoughts that can destroy peace and steal the very best of a moment. This morning a little one came to me
Seeking Rest
Last week, I hit a milestone in my quest for rest: I felt anxious. We were getting ready for a party at a friend’s house, a place I’ve been to several times, a low-key event with people I love, and yet my introvert self felt agitated and shy and ti
Kara’s Collection: The Power of Community
from an article originally posted July 11, 2014... This week has been full, unbelievably full of emotion. So much so that I can hardly handle it all. Today Jason has noticed a quiet in me, and I knew I simply need to come to this place of words and pro
What Grieving People Wish You Knew About What Really Helps (and What Really Hurts)
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of my parents’ deaths. As that date approaches (looms?), several things stand out to me about those days of intense grief, specifically how others responded to the news. I was 20 and a junior in college; colle
Kara’s Collection: Summer, Oh Summer
from an article originally posted July 8, 2014... Oh dear, dear summer—you have been so good to us. Moments full of depths of woes and heights of joy. We have embraced all that has been given and attempted to live fully in each moment. The comfortabl
Faithful in the Big
I feel as if the last decade of my life has been filled with constant change. We have moved numerous times (including internationally three times), had babies, graduated, changed jobs, gone back to school, on and on the list goes. Every year has a new
Kara’s Collection: Cracks in the Veneer
from an article originally posted July 7, 2014... I live fairly openly broken, but I have the gift of hiding even in the midst of my sharing so openly here. I do not, in fact, have it all figured out, together, or tidy in any way, shape, or form. I wor
New Book Giveaway Coming Next Week
Friends, next week we will kick off another giveaway for Nancy Guthrie's book, What Grieving People Wish You Knew About What Really Helps (And What Really Hurts). I can't sing this book's praises highly enough. What Jill and Kara's book Just Show Up