The Slow Walk
When I define my identity in terms of doing rather than being, I am always in danger of losing my identity if activities are taken away.
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- Nov 9, 2021
Safeguarding Your Soul
Learning to disagree was a step in learning to safeguard my soul.
- Oct 5, 2021
Self-Reflection
When we look in the mirror at our bodies, let’s speak kindness, love, and God’s goodness over his creation.
- Sep 7, 2021
Beloved: Your First Name
You already have God’s approval and love. You are already known and accepted. Be loved, beloved.
- Aug 16, 2021
The Winning Check
The Word of God does not return void. There is something in it, the seed of something I can take to the bank, so to speak.
- Jul 20, 2021
The Search for Community
When we look at communities in the Bible, we see the extended family in action. ... Living and leading with purpose is a collective work.
- Jul 13, 2021
When the Dust Settles, Don't Sweep It Under the Rug
We will find a time to deal with the issues this season has revealed in us, in God's timing.
- Jun 29, 2021
My Turn to Wait
We can’t wait. We don’t watch television week to week, we binge entire seasons in forty-eight hours. ... But what if patience is necessary?
- Jun 15, 2021
Grandmother's Gloves
I am struggling with my faith right now - it doesn't fit. I have found it to be too small for the big challenges I face.
- Jun 1, 2021
The Voices of Bullies
I remember when I first became aware of some of my own core beliefs … and how they were rooted in the voices of bullies from childhood.
- May 18, 2021
Truth Hurts
In my work to find miracles in the midst of the brokenness, I can’t escape the fact that there is no such thing as grace without truth.
- May 4, 2021
Reflecting Your Story
I realized that as I was watching her story I was reflecting on my own story.
- Apr 27, 2021
Too Much
Nothing is too much for God and he wants me to come to him unfiltered and unprotected. We have a safe place to take our emotions.
- Apr 20, 2021
Intentional Friendships
Pursing diverse relationships is an ongoing theme in my life. ... We are invited to be human, to lean in and to suspend criticism.
- Apr 13, 2021
Power in a Pause
In those seasons when we can’t pinpoint our calling, it may be that God is calling us to prepare with him.
- Mar 30, 2021
A Send-Off Supper
The final dinners at home with my college kids were purposeful, personal and memorable. Jesus' last meal was also intentional.
- Mar 16, 2021
From Overwhelmed to Lifted Up
The weeks dragged into months and now it’s been a year. Overwhelmed? ... In my new quiet place, I realized I could pray and write.
- Mar 2, 2021
Forgiveness
This forgiveness thing didn't seem all that difficult. Until it was. How do you forgive what seems unforgiveable?
- Feb 16, 2021
Through the Stormy Night
When the rain won’t stop and the rolling thunder seems to just get louder ... God doesn’t abandon us to weather the storm alone.
- Feb 9, 2021
Fix Me Now
I wanted a quick fix. I wanted to overcome my body’s failures and limits. ... Yet, what could be more normal than having limits?
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