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A place where inspiration and love join hands to create beauty within and without.

In The Pain

Those who believe they believe in God, but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself. – Madeleine L’Engle When we are at our our... read more

Friendship Friday With Oprah (Chai)

You know when you wish you could stop time because you know something inevitable is lurking and you just don’t want it to happen? I’m feeling that today. This morning I’m meeting my friend Charmaine for our beloved Starbucks Grande... read more

Clowns And Soldiers

I walk into my tiny, over-stuffed closet and feel that familiar pit in my stomach. I feel my blood pressure rise in degrees, as if my clothes, wedged like angry clowns in a tiny car, are about to jump off their hangers and attack me for putting them in this position.... read more

Lovin’ The Hell Out Of ‘Em

What do a one-eyed, tattooed, recovering addict/ex-con in the ‘hood that is Oakland, and a middle-aged decorator from an absurdly safe and ridiculously  “Norman Rockwell-esque” suburban community in a place called Pleasanton (of all things!) have in... read more

Got (Good/God) Insulation?

in·su·late ˈinsəˌlāt/ verb protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound. When we think back to the house we’ve been building for our souls we remember the foundation: a relationship with Jesus.  We recall... read more

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