LarkTheoSis – Unity with God

  • Breathing Room

    “Crap.” I’m going through and deleting old emails. My husband offers up a concerned ‘What?’ and I bemoan the fact that I’ve realized that the blog book review I was thinking was in November is actually due this week and I haven’t even started the book. ‘What book is it?’ he asks. “It’s called, ‘Breathing…

  • Finding Spiritual Whitespace

    As I write this I am packing up to go out of town. I barely have time to sit down and write a review as our babysitter gets here in 15 ….oops, 12 minutes. I’m answering questions in between typing. ‘Do we need this?’ ‘Where are the sunglasses?’ ‘Where is the suitcase?’ I live life…

  • A Dad’s Prayers for His Daughter

    So, I’ve got my first guest blogger today! I’d like to think that my blog is just so popular that I need to hire people to write posts for me. But in reality I got a book for ‘Dads’ and I thought I’d farm out a review to a dad who could more accurately review…

  • You're Going to Be Okay

    ‘It’s going to be okay.’  Sometimes those are the most comforting words that someone can say to me in the middle of a stressful situation. Not that it makes the stress go away but it is a reminder that whatever it is I’m going through is not permanent and we will figure out a way…

  • The Big Book of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids (A 3-in-1 Collection)

    One of our Family Rules is to laugh…..a lot. And we take that ‘rule’ pretty seriously around here. So when I got this: I was pretty stoked to have some all new material to laugh with the kids. We’ve checked out books from the library but they’ve all been just ‘so-so’ and some of the…

  • Everyday Confetti

    Our family makes a point to celebrate birthdays and we have special traditions for Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. So when I got the book, Everyday Confetti, I was intrigued. It is a guide to how to celebrate year-round, by putting emphasis on some of the forgotten holidays and regular days. The book starts with an…

  • A Million Little Ways

    I don’t think of myself as a creative or artsy person. I call my sister or friend for advice in matching outfits. I don’t pick up a paintbrush unless I’m just copying something. I know my gifts are not in arts and crafts. Even though I enjoy making things, it’s not likely any of my…

  • He Wins, She Wins

    The thesis of this book is that each conflict or disagreement in marriage should be solved by working together to come to a solution that can be agreed to by both parties….enthusiastically. I think it had many good points and it made me think more critically about how I solve disagreements and problems in our…

  • The Artist's Daughter

    I’ve not read many memoirs but recently I got the The Artist’s Daughter as a part of a blog tour promotion and I thought I’d give it a try. It’s also the theme book for the next MOPS year theme so I knew I’d be reading it anyway. Alexandra Kukenydall is on staff with MOPS…

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Seminar #3 - Homiletic Theory with @matthew.d.kim - Another amazing residency week in Waco at @truettseminary despite the weather challenges that led to my flights being cancelled and delayed for several days. Thankful that we were able to press on through Zoom and each day I got closer to campus until we could be there together in person Wednesday afternoon. This class has given me space to think about how I approach preaching by exploring the theories of others. I presented on Trauma Informed Preaching then preached a sermon using the guidelines from the book Unspeakable by Sarah Travis. The process and the practice continues to help me see I am called to preach, God is refining my skills, and giving me space to grow. I trust he will guide me in all the next steps. So thankful to classmates for their scholarship, friendship, and hospitality. Each class has grown my appreciation for this group and I’m excited about our next class together in March! It’s great to look back and see what books were shaping my thought last year. In the beginning of the year I was finishing up my ThM, then took a summer sabbatical and got to enjoy some “for fun” reading. In the fall, I began my required PhD reading. Thankful to all these authors for the work they’ve done to bring their words into the world for others to benefit from. Reflecting back on another amazing residency week in Waco for the PhD in Preaching at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary. I’m starting to catch the rhythm of these intensive weeks. While I was in Waco I got to attend a Baylor Libraries Author Series event for the book “We Follow Christ.” This book continues to move the needle on women’s participation in God’s calling by sharing the stories of women pursuing ministry in different fields, both secular and sacred. The panel discussion by the editors gave a strong argument for why this book is necessary right now. Women need to see other women following God in different spaces to gain an imagination for all that is possible, and encouragement to keep going when it’s difficult. Had an amazing three days at the 2025 Evangelical Homiletics Society meeting. Lift Every Voice was the theme and I am so thankful to the professors and staff at @truettseminary for their commitment to seeing minoritized voices in preaching unmuted. It was great to finally meet the other PhD students in the program and reconnect with the ones I already know. I felt welcome and wanted and I’m already excited about next year! If you know me, you know I LOVE resources that help us understand women of the Bible. They aren’t just static characters on the page but active participants in God’s mission of bringing salvation to the world. This book takes the women you are familiar with AND some lesser known women of the OT and brings them to life through insights into Hebrew and cultural context. Great for a book club or bible study or personal study! #women #womeninthebible #bookclub #christian #bible #biblestudy #bibleverse What a week. First seminar week in Waco is complete. I am so excited to be in this program and so thankful for the warm welcome I’ve received here. Although I’d never met her before @gerber.alison welcomed me to her home for the week and we are forever friends now! Loved meeting up with internet friends like @rcallahanwaco and now out celebrating with ice cream and Friday night lights at the end of a long week. Looking forward to coming back in November! 1 down, 11 to go! Summer was an excellent opportunity to rest and recharge after five years of nonstop masters degrees. Now, I’m back to school at @baylorgraduate @truettseminary to begin a PhD in Preaching where I will explore spiritual trauma for the next four years. Finished the ThM! I graduated from the MATS at the Charlotte campus last year with my NetEd family and this year worked out better schedule-wise to go to Hamilton. Thankful my husband (my biggest supporter) was able to make the trip with me. It was wonderful to see professors that I’ve had throughout the years that are based at the main campus. I also got to see many of my Greek students who traveled to meet me at the airport, for lunch, or ice cream. One dear fellow student even hosted me over night. Such a wonderful trip filled with good conversations and a lot of hugs. I kept saying “have we really never met in person?” or giving hugs and saying “oh! every one is three dimensional.” The relationships I’ve made with these folks online are very real and it was so wonderful to celebrate with them. It’s surreal that my journey as a student at Gordon-Conwell has come to an end. Endlessly thankful for how God used this seminary and its people to shape my mind and heal my heart.