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The Holding Space


PURPOSE.
We hear a lot of conversations about purpose. What is mine? What is yours? How do we find it? How do we live it out? We ask young...
Dawn
Aug 123 min read


The Pew.
Have you ever gone into a business or an event where there were no visible parking spots marked? And, if you happen to be the only...
Dawn
Mar 34 min read


Thread.
This morning I spent some time at my grandmothers house. At 92 years old, she still lives by herself, and although she is getting...
Dawn
Feb 42 min read


Hi.
Hey there, So I feel like even though this little platform is very much still in beginning stages, we are slowly growing. So, I want to...
Dawn
Jan 73 min read


What Comes to Mind.
Driving in the predawn darkness, meeting car after truck after tractor trailer, up and awake and entering the movement of the day. I see...
Dawn
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Hope Heals.
I have been listening to Katherine Wolf’s podcast, The Good Hard Story , for quite a while now, and through that, learned of the...
Dawn
Nov 11, 20243 min read


Wooly worm.
What is your go to reaction to anything hard? Me? I retreat. The comfort and safety of my home, and more specifically my bed has always...
Dawn
Nov 2, 20244 min read


Grateful, Thankful, Blessed......ish.
I announced a month dedicated to gratitude on The Holding Space today. Throughout the course of the day I have been ruminating on ways to...
Dawn
Oct 1, 20242 min read


She did what she could.
Several months ago my dear sister in Christ, Autumn, led our Wednesday evening group in a study called, ‘She Did What She Could’. It was...
Dawn
Aug 18, 20244 min read


The gentle butterfly.
God is LOVE. Pure LOVE. Jesus came not because he had to, but in order to fulfill God’s plan for all of humanity. So that each of our...
Dawn
Aug 5, 20243 min read


A crik in my neck.
I am dealing with quite the crik in my neck this morning. Sleeping in another bed has always been quite the challenge for me and for my...
Dawn
Jul 22, 20246 min read


The seeds we plant.
The seeds we plant.
Dawn
Jun 18, 20245 min read


On this day.
Mother’s Day. I have conflicting feelings about this. These designated days that we are supposed to celebrate things can be muddy waters....
Dawn
May 9, 20244 min read


Thoughts about water.
We’ve had a lot of rain in recent weeks. The streams have been full and sometimes flooding. The water has been strong and flowing fast....
Dawn
Apr 24, 20243 min read


The killdeer.
I’m mowing the grass on a gorgeous April afternoon. It was the first time I had mowed this particular patch of grass this year. It was...
Dawn
Apr 14, 20244 min read


I got a massage yesterday.
I got a massage yesterday. Yeah, and? Well, it was a bigger deal for me than you may think. Part of creating this online space is that I...
Dawn
Apr 5, 20243 min read


Enter In.
You can see it in your mind. The aftermath of a parade. Everything that gets tossed to the ground and forgotten after the excitement...
Dawn
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Welcome.
The Holding Space. First things first. What even is a holding space? If you haven’t heard this term before, it sounds a little weird, I...
Dawn
Mar 21, 20243 min read
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