by Leeana Tankersley | Feb 27, 2014 | Home Page
Tonight I am going to see Anne Lamott at Point Loma Nazarene University, and I am thrilled. She has been, for so many us, the matriarch guru who blew the doors off our souls when she told us we could actually tell the truth about things. She has taught so many of us...
by Leeana Tankersley | Feb 24, 2014 | Home Page
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.” -Henri Nouwen Do...
by Leeana Tankersley | Feb 18, 2014 | Home Page
One year ago today, we were waking up in San Diego—our first morning here after returning from an almost-two-year tour in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain. Even one year later, I’m absolutely still processing the experiencing of going and coming and what it has...
by Leeana Tankersley | Feb 13, 2014 | Home Page
For almost a decade, I’ve been meeting with a group of women once a week. The members of this group have changed here and there, but the core has stayed the same and the values, philosophy, format, and purpose have always – and continue to be – the same. I get a lot...
by Leeana Tankersley | Feb 10, 2014 | Home Page
“All good things are wild and free.
” -Henry David Thoreau This weekend we went to La Jolla, a beautiful beach community here in San Diego. I’ve been sick for a couple of weeks, inside mostly, feeling a bit discouraged by my body’s refusal to cooperate...