Mar 26, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Grief, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, spiritual, trust
I won’t deny it. There’s beauty in every winter snow…… even when it falls in spring. The calendar can’t control its arrival any more than we can. And with world-hushing power, it has a way of uniting all creation under its blanket....
Oct 25, 2017 | Bible, Faith, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, spiritual, trust
Cropping out the world’s distractions and filling every corner of her life with joy, she giggles as she runs My niece always brings to mind Jesus’ words, “Unless you become like a child….” I need time with this little girl often, because...
Oct 9, 2017 | Bible, Faith, Hope, Jesus, Life, love, spiritual, trust
It’s Monday morning and the big picture for this week is overwhelming. Between busy days at work and evenings filled with to-do lists that could easily get the best of me, it’s easy to feel tired before I even start getting ready for the day. But this...
Sep 18, 2017 | faith, Hope, Jesus, Life, love, spiritual, trust
It gets the best of me so often. The unknown. The unseen. The signs up ahead I can’t quite see. Foggy mornings scare me. So does walking by faith. Take me out of the driver’s seat and everything gets worse. There’s something about gripping the wheel...
Nov 14, 2016 | Doubt, Faith, fear, Grief, Hope, Jesus, love, Marriage, Parenthood, peace, spiritual, storm, trust
Kids often run full speed toward new things. Who wouldn’t want to ride on “moving stairs?” But a lanyard around the neck of a little boy with tiny legs can quickly become an enemy when brought too close to a gap in the moving metal. Before I could...
Dec 4, 2015 | Bible, christmas, Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Jesus, Joy, love, Nativity, peace, spiritual
If you read my blog from time to time, you know I’ve been struggling for the past couple of weeks. Giving myself permission to slow down and lean into my grief has been painful, but I believe it’s also been necessary. It’s easy to stay one...