On Changing Your Mind
When was the last time you changed your mind about something? I’m currently living a life I had once adamantly […]
On Virtuous Dissent
How can we disagree well? Yes, you read that correctly. Conflict is inevitable. We know that. Sometimes we internalize, name-call, […]
On Hope
We’ve been focused a lot on suffering this year. Suffering of illness and death, as well as suffering of loneliness, […]
On Saving Lives and Losing Lives
How are we talking about things? How are we framing conversations? Can we even listen to ourselves right now? I […]
On Prayer in Strange Times
If there has been any year when we need more prayer, 2020 has been it, am I right? And although […]
On Pill-Haters and Pill-Lovers
I’ve been thinking about another false dichotomy. Theme of the year? We tend to put people into one of two […]
On Slowing Down
I’ve already lost some readers because of my title! So much has already been written surrounding the idea of slow, […]
On Discernment
I want to live in a world where all leaders serve for the good of the people and where I […]
On Living as a Whole Person
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the heart, the mind, and strength. Maybe its because of my Enneagram love? […]
Why a blog?
Isn’t blogging old school? Yes, perhaps. But Carmen, aren’t you busy with homeschooling, parenting, homesteading, studying, and just being a […]