What I've been up to lately plus work from other creators and cultivators who are helping us worship God, love people, and enjoy beauty - all arranged in lists of threes.

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What I've been up to lately plus work from other creators and cultivators who are helping us worship God, love people, and enjoy beauty - all arranged in lists of threes.

Tamara’s Note

Happy June, everyone! May has been a bad month for our family the past couple of years. I noticed a couple weeks ago I was holding my breath emotionally - just trying to get through the month without feeling too much anxiety or anything else. When I get in this place I also notice a resistance to beauty. Beauty invites equal parts longing and contentment. Neither of those pair well with trying to press the emotional pause button. Some days this month I’ve been fully aware all of these dynamics and couldn’t do a damn thing about it. Other days, like some I’m sharing here, I’ve been able to just receive the day, walk in it and through it exactly as it presented itself to me. I’m not sure how I’ll respond to tomorrow but I know that in some merciful mystery, Christ is not only present now with me but also ahead of me and behind me.

Now it’s June and I’m exhaling gratitude.

p.s., Here are a few of the moments I received with gratitude this month.