a place to rest a minute and fill your soul with wild hope

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I create spaces for soulful rhythms, resilience, and creativity to flourish so we can encounter God in everyday life.

Hi there,

I’m a writer, spiritual director, creative space-maker, and occasional preacher. I have a BA in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and a MA in Spiritual Formation with an emphasis on Spiritual Direction from Portland Seminary. Additionally, I am a Certified Spiritual Director, also from Portland Seminary. When those all of experiences meet together in creativity, I hear music.

I have always been fascinated with design and the spaces that shape us. First, I explored space in physical spaces: textures, light, and materials like wood, stone, glass, and garden. Then, I was drawn to the spiritual spaces within and between us and our Artist God. In bringing the two together, we can discover delightful possibilities for the shapes of our souls.

I am a homebody who enjoys scenic hiking, reading, design, poetry, and writing while sipping dark roast coffee in a thrifted mug. A bunch of handpicked wildflowers in a mason jar or ironstone pitcher make me smile.

I hope we get to meet one day over a basket of chips and salsa.

Terri

These are my people.

I have been married to Mike for 36 years. We hail from sunny Texas but now live in rainy Oregon. We happily call both places home. We have 4 grown kids who love ice cream and shenanigans. Three are married and between them are 7 grandchildren we call the Wonders.

Here they are by nickname – Blueberry, Sweet Pea, Dyl Pickle, Cowboy, Ray, Pony Boy and Mojo.

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“The greatest saints are not those who need less grace, but those who consume the most grace, who indeed are most in need of grace . . . Grace to them is like breath.””

— Dallas Willard

snapshots of everyday life on Instagram @terriconlin

 
I think it was Madeline L’Engle who said, she’s all the ages she’s ever been. Well, today, I’m 63 - and 5 without my two front teeth making a small town commercial, and 12 at the roller rink with “Saturday in the Park&rd
Wonderments and immeasurable things of late, especially on a day like today when I step out of traffic: our tendency to gather ourselves together and sing, hawks catching wind currents with fingered wings, babbling babies forming coherent language f
Here we are at 39 years from the day I carried tulips down a church aisle and said, “I do!”. I could tell you about us by the numbers - 4 states, 4 kids, 2 miscarriages, 2 dogs, 5 addresses, 3 churches, 9/11, 1 grave at Arlington Cemetery
“I prayed for wonders instead of happiness and you gave them to me.” Abraham Joshua Heschel . Here are a few wonders I’ve noticed lately. • 40’ tall blooming dogwoods • Magnolia thrills from top of her ponytail to h
It takes listening to find it. Or stillness while the world whirls by. Maybe both, until I can feel my heartbeat in my neck, and where the rhythm is born. Bear with me while I try to run like a fugitive from production, commerce and dark marks in l
Some of my favorite cowboys on the whole world. We’ve been playing Remember when? Hey Jojo, remember when you came to my house, my church, my soccer game? Hey Jojo, remember when I showed you my (chewing) gum, we played cars and you got lost lo
I can’t get my work done today because @thenester ‘s new book, House Rules, landed in my mailbox and I decided to show you just some of the ways it has helped me make decisions in my home for my people and my soul. 1. This gorgeous and s