destination now  A close family friend passed away unexpectedly this week.  When I say, “a close friend of the family”, I mean someone who’s next of kin, is us – our tribe.  The kind of family friend who comes to every family celebration and more – 4th of July, Easter, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Labor Day,… Read More »Destination NOW

KOINONIA Koinonia.  Phonetically, it sounds like coin-on-ee-a.  It’s derived from the Greek language and finds its meaning within the shared roots of participation, partnership, fellowship, community, and association.    When I was ruminating on what to call this blog, I kept coming back to the idea that I wanted it to be a place where we… Read More »Koinonia

spoiler-free character dives: Mae I’m off the road and back in Tennessee after a month of work, seeing great friends in Florida and Indiana, kayaking out of a surprise thunderstorm (@erica), book signings, having a claustrophobic panic attack in the middle of my graduate school commencement, taking Samson on his-first ever boat ride (for result, see… Read More »Spoiler-Free Character Dives: Mae

CHILD, DO YOU THINK THIS IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU? In August of 2020 most of my family gathered to celebrate my nephew’s fourth birthday.  It was five months into the Covid-19 pandemic.  We sat around a living room after the kids had gone to bed, listening to them pretend like they were asleep. … Read More »CHILD, DO YOU THINK THIS IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU?

The Blog Evan is the Digital Director for Atmosphere Press.  Atmosphere Press published The Refuge, the first book in The Refuge Trilogy.  Evan lives in the pacific northwest and raises boys and plants.  He’s absurdly talented and does things I can’t, like build the website you’re surfing and explain words like ‘metadata’.  When Evan was building… Read More »The Blog