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Why Does Twitter Terrify Me?

August 10, 2015March 24, 2018 Heather Caliri

…a great deal. Heather Caliri Thank you Ashley. Oh, DL Mayfield’s post needs to be made into posters for children’ bedrooms. If that weren’t wildly inappropriate. Heather Caliri Thanks, Jo!…

Surrendering to Communion

November 2, 2015March 18, 2020 Heather Caliri

…you doing the same thing πŸ™‚ Heather Caliri Thank you! I can already see fruit coming, and it’s been like 72 hours πŸ™‚ Heather Caliri Yes!!!! Other people doing vulnerability…

Revelation is Not a Guarantee

January 6, 2016June 23, 2018 Heather Caliri

…Heather Caliri I love this image of God. More dandelions! Heather Caliri Thanks, Kathy. I’ll say this: those I know that were desperate as children tend to cling desperately to…

How I Went from Stinginess to Simplicity

August 3, 2016August 18, 2018 Heather Caliri
Simplicity

…very timely) Beth Pandy Bruno Maybe this is book one? πŸ™‚ An Experiment in Little Yeses. Heather Caliri πŸ™‚ Thanks for the encouragement. I feel a little weird writing a…

Social Justice Is Awkward

October 5, 2016January 10, 2017 Heather Caliri
awkward

…afraid of discomfort. Most everything good requires a lot of it. Heather Caliri Yay for shared purpose in your marriage. It makes everything less awkward πŸ™‚ Heather Caliri GOOD TO…

Motherhood on the Head of a Pin

March 9, 2015November 4, 2017 Heather Caliri
Motherhood

…you for the way you honor Jane’s life, but also every person who wonders if there life is too small. Beautiful. Heather Caliri You’re welcome, Meg!! Heather Caliri You’re welcome,…

Have I Repented too Much?

March 1, 2016September 29, 2018 Heather Caliri
repented

…bad theology I was raised on. πŸ™‚ Heather Caliri Ha, yes, Martha–“spiritually mature and sinless since salvation.” me too. It’s a hard habit to unlearn, like all my other coping…

Are You Willing to Listen to the Darkness?

October 5, 2015May 26, 2018 Heather Caliri

…it was our basement . . . I’ve been meaning to read something by Barbara Brown Taylor, and appreciate your recommendation of where to begin! Heather Caliri Oh, that one…

I’m Ready to Lighten the Heck Up

May 5, 2016March 11, 2017 Heather Caliri
Lighten Up

…Caliri Glad to know I’m not alone in the mixed-up emotion balls. That movie was so spot-on. Thanks, Grace. Heather Caliri Wow, Debby, thanks–I have so been appreciating your faithful…

The Biggest Hindrance to Creativity Isn’t Time

April 1, 2016January 15, 2019 Heather Caliri
Time

…Here’s to staring them down and having fun making stuff anyway! Heather Caliri Thanks Natalie πŸ™‚ Heather Caliri Ha! Akin to Anne Lamott’s shitty first drafts πŸ™‚ Debby Hudson Definitely,…

Reflections on the Festival of Faith & Writing

May 7, 2016May 8, 2016 Tammy Perlmutter

L to R: Cara Meredith, Ashley Hales, Heather Caliri, Caris Adel, Tammy Perlmutter, Emily McFarlan Miller, Nicole T. Walters. The Festival of Faith and Writing in April was extra special…

I thought I’d do a new friend a favor and not make friends at all

June 5, 2015March 18, 2020 Heather Caliri

…Read This Week, 6.05.2015 | Pink-Briefcase […] From Heather Caliri at The Mudroom (you know I’m an editor there, and it’s awesome, right?), I thought I’d do a new friend…

The Night I Almost Stopped Being a Christian

September 3, 2015February 1, 2018 Heather Caliri

…and wisdom. Heather Caliri Thank you, Terri. I am SO GRATEFUL to that voice. I’m glad it’s speaking to you too. Heather Caliri Wow, thanks, Nicole. It’s still a struggle…

Endurance is Not Cold Tolerance

December 3, 2015June 23, 2018 Heather Caliri

…this is so beautiful and wise. I love the thought that endurance is something “that transcends a particular moment in time because of its wholeness.” Thank you. Heather Caliri You’re…

I Failed to Become the Perfect Spouse

July 1, 2016August 18, 2018 Heather Caliri
failure

…Caliri Yes, Michele! It’s INCREDIBLY freeing! Heather Caliri Amen, Stephanie. The cultural messages we get about romance are so counterproductive sometimes. I was just talking to a friend about marriage…

The Mudroom at The Festival of Faith and Writing

April 2, 2016April 3, 2016 Tammy Perlmutter

More than half of us are going to Calvin this year for their legendary writing conference, The Festival of Faith and Writing. Tammy Perlmutter, Ashley Hales, Heather Caliri, Grace Sandra,…

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