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 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 | Intimacy with Christ
I have known too many people, afraid to trust the goodness of God because of suffering. They have never tasted the goodness of God IN their suffering! I have known too many, who doubt and deny the supremacy of Scripture. They have never creased the Spine and felt the...
by Space Welch | Nov 25, 2022 | Intimacy with Christ, Redemption and Grace
The older I get, the more keenly aware I become of my own weakness, need, and inability to be faithful to Jesus even for one day. Yet the more I also become aware that He is keeping me, cherishing me (despite all my moment-by-moment failures), and tethering me to...
by Space Welch | Oct 22, 2022 | Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
We tend to translate the world and the Word through the lens of who we are. In my case, I am both a soap-maker and a backwoodsy-sort-of herbalist. In one realm, I am a professional, and in the other, I have an extensive library and an insatiable curiosity. I am...
by Space Welch | May 4, 2022 | Intimacy with Christ, Redemption and Grace
In the beginning of the Book is a story of God speaking a garden into existence, then handcrafting man to dwell in it. So He could enjoy communion with the man and his wife. The conclusion of the story of God is a palace, which He also crafted, to dwell in with His...