by Space Welch | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
*This is a chapter I’ve written, and figured it would be a good time to share, on this cusp of Thanksgiving. It’s funny how thanksgiving and lament can be like Siamese twins. They seem so opposite, yet at their core I suppose they are both opening us up to...
by Space Welch | Jun 14, 2023 | Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Uncategorized
I’ve been wishing to tell you about one of the most wonderful days of my entire life. I sat, with a baby on my lap, for about 9 and a half hours straight (a few weeks ago). Her mama, who is also one of my favorite people, is a stay-at-home mom, but she had a...
by Space Welch | May 19, 2023 | Celebration and Wonder, Miscellaneous Musings, Uncategorized
Michael Yaconelli once said (before he went to go hang out with Jesus), “Sameness is the cemetery where our distinctiveness is buried.” (Messy Spirituality; pg. 79). Recently, I got to hang out with a friend who I hadn’t seen in a couple months...
by Space Welch | May 1, 2023 | Celebration and Wonder, Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace, Uncategorized
I raced home to tell you about my friend, Elizabeth Yasdani. Perhaps you know her by her exuberant smile. Perhaps you know about her because of her battle with “Stage 12” cancer (I believe that’s what she’s called it). Usually when I am...
by Space Welch | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve been feeling convicted lately that my coping mechanisms for overwhelm are not actually helping me. They are mind-numbing rather than restful. Oftentimes, after a long work day, or a mentally exhausting day, my body is worn out, my mind is worn out, but...
by Space Welch | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
The day I gave birth to our second son, I met a blind lady named Ramsina. She came to our church for the first and last time that day, and spent the entire afternoon, from the close of service until around 8 pm (when he breathed oxygen for the first time) praying...
