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4 days ago

Look At Your Baggage

For the tired soul searching for wholeness: Whole does not mean flawless or error-free... God is the only One who can completely heal.

Jan 5

Hope in the Sticky Notes

I find promises in Scripture to anchor me when I face struggles.

Dec 22, 2020

Unexpected Peace

Just as the people of Israel longed for peace, we desperately need Jesus’ peace today.

Dec 8, 2020

Attention Span

The 5 year emphasis for an order of sisters I visited was adoring Jesus - for 5 years. What can I learn from this long, consistent practice?

Dec 1, 2020

My Value and My Jewelry

The jeweler knew that more than just my rings’ value was being called into question in that room. He knew I was re-evaluating me.

Nov 24, 2020

A Space Beyond Enemies

While we were still God's enemies, Jesus loved us. That core truth is the heart of the gospel.

Nov 17, 2020

You Are Loved

We’ve all been there. Too scared to sing out, to speak up, to raise our hand, to offer our opinion, to say, “I can do this."

Nov 3, 2020

The Way of Love

If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 1 Corinthians 13 (MSG)

Sep 28, 2020

Tending a Marriage with Prayer

We are humbled that God takes time to listen to us. We were married 35 years before starting to pray together like this.

Sep 18, 2020

The Story We Tell Ourselves

To ensure we are living accurate narratives, we need people with whom we can be open about the stories we tell ourselves.

Sep 15, 2020

Reframing Midlife Marriage

Our crisis revealed itself as an opportunity to evaluate our lives and make significant changes. ... We worked hard for our marriage.

Sep 1, 2020

Untangling the Past

I feared unraveling the threads of my past and exposing myself to the pain and heartache I'd spent much of my life working to overcome.

Aug 25, 2020

Facts versus Feelings

Feelings are always real in the sense that they exist. But sometimes they are just feelings, not truth.

Aug 18, 2020

God Willing

This year, this pandemic year, has sent my well-wrought plans (and yours too, I'm quite sure) careening off the rails.

Aug 4, 2020

The Only Way Through Is Together

I found myself fighting the urge to withdraw and become invulnerable in the relationship and conversation by pretending and performing.

Jul 28, 2020

Grace in Social Media

Learning to show grace in social media is a process, often one of responding more slowly and thoughtfully, and showing restraint.

Jul 21, 2020

Let's Talk About Grief

I know we're being brave and showing up and soldiering on. But it's okay to grieve, too. We don't have to pretend we're not sad.

Jul 7, 2020

Finding Our Place

I fretted about going into the party. Part of my hesitancy was rooted in my journey to find confidence as God's beloved.

Jun 30, 2020

True Listening

In between all the doing and responding, are we overlooking the one true catalyst of change? Are we taking time to listen to one another?

Jun 23, 2020

The God Who Sees

In the midst of the exclusion of not fitting in, it can be easy for me to feel invisible. I find solace and comfort in Hagar's story.

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