In the midst of brokenness, Emmanuel came for you. And everyday he is with you.

Were my kids only getting the goodies or would they ever get the meaning behind them?

Giving thanks has a way of changing the way we look at life.

Christmas changes everything. It gives meaning to meanderings, wonder to our wanderings and joy to our journeys.

God is my true home, which makes me more content here and also homesick for something beyond here.

Any voice - even one that sounds cacophonous to us - can raise a beautiful offering of worship to our King.

God’s desire is that we gain an awareness of what enough means: to be satiated.

I blurted out a prayer to God. "This is a need-MUCH-of-God day. Not a handle-it-myself-with-just-a-bit-of-your help day." Really, Elisa?

In this season, I bless the next generation by moving out of the spotlight to let another shine.

We can be still and know that he is God. Sometimes that's all we need to do.

God will cry out that he is God through any means possible - even stones.

We grow up and out from the place of stability provided by our roots.

I’m not known by another because I hold back the very part of me that I wish they knew.

You can be content in being alone. But within loneliness there is a longing for deeper intimacy.

There is always more of God, even when I am grieving over holes in my heart.

It’s a season where I should be grateful, but I find myself holding back. As I acknowledge my fear, I open my heart and my mouth follows.

I discovered that at the core of my being is a powerful desire to have purpose in my life.

Our core need for connection to people begins with our connection to God.

God knows the way beyond the crossroads we face and will lead us forward into what we cannot yet see.

A friend asked me about how to make successful transitions. ... I learned that you have to leave where you are to get where you are going.