by Leeana Tankersley | Dec 13, 2012 | Home Page
Inching toward Christmas . . . beginning to hold space for what it all means. I am awed by this today: God could have saved us in a single word. He could have saved us by a wave of his hand. He could have just simply “fixed” everything. And yet, he...
by Leeana Tankersley | Dec 9, 2012 | Home Page
Getting ready for Christmas brings out my creative side. I love putting special touches on my tree and table and I LOVE having people at our house, especially this time of year. But with my birthday, Steve’s birthday, and the twins’ birthday all in the...
by Leeana Tankersley | Dec 4, 2012 | Home Page
You could say Steve and I have been on some adventures. Wars. Writing. Twins. Overseas moves. Three babies in three years (one of whom was born in the Middle East). Living with my mother (that definitely qualifies). And, very recently, we learned that we’ll be...
by Leeana Tankersley | Dec 2, 2012 | Home Page
Aren’t these months just careening by? Whoa. November was particularly special because we hosted my dad and stepmom here for two weeks. Such a good mix of scouting the island and also sitting in front of the TV watching football together. Always such a gift to...
by Leeana Tankersley | Nov 27, 2012 | Home Page
Virginia Woolf once wrote that a “placeless person is a silenced person.” In her essay, “A Room of One’s Own,” Woolf admonishes us to find a space in this big crazy world, claim it, and return to it. This will help us find ourselves. This will help give us a voice, or...