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...
by Leeana Tankersley | Feb 4, 2014 | Home Page
I spoke at a retreat last weekend on the theme of “Beginning Again” from St. Benedict’s beautiful line, “Always we begin again.” If you’ve read my blog in the New Year, then you know that concept has really become significant to me, a reminder that proficiency isn’t...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jan 31, 2014 | Home Page
We do not think ourselves into new ways of living; we live ourselves into new ways of thinking. –Richard Rohr I’ve started a new ritual! Normally, I spend my entire afternoon drinking Diet Coke or Coke Zero with the thought that this chemically-induced high will keep...