Practicing the Presence of Christ
Think of someone you know who is genuinely pleasant to be around. What qualities make them that way? Now imagine what it would have been like to be around Jesus. Any similarities? Perhaps joyful, peaceful, trustworthy or positive, come to mind. He must have been a great person to be around – someone you look…
Autumn Rains: God’s Gift of Renewal
I wrote this devotional for an Advent Devotional Series on Women Today International. The devotionals from Christian women all over the world are worth reading any time of the year. Some have green thumbs. Others like me have been cursed with The Black Thumb. (Cue spooky music.) Give me a plant and in time I’ll…
The Benefit of the Benefit of the Doubt
You’re on the road listening to your favorite jam when a guy cuts you off HARD, making you spill your freshly ordered Starbucks drink on your brand new shirt. Do you A) chase him down to give him a piece of your mind? B) honk your horn into 2025? C) take a deep breath and…
IS SELF-CARE JUST THE TRENDY THING TO DO?
Over the last 20+ years I have been on this pursuing-peace-chasing-joy-balance-quest-type of journey. At times, “my cup overflows” and “life to the full” sound more like “my cup I’m drowning in” and “life to the overwhelmingly full”. Ok, that is definitely an exaggeration. But in essence, life gets busy and at times overwhelming and there…
An Unlikely Fan
I’m a fan of late night dessert, I Love Lucy rerun episodes that I can quote to you while we watch, Hobby Lobby trips in which I walk in wanting everything but walk out buying nothing because I can’t decide on anything, matcha ice blended drinks from Coffee Bean. Sometimes it’s just the little things…
It’s Hard to Cross A Burned Bridge
One day I was looking through Tabitha Brown’s cookbook when I came across a quote, “It’s hard to cross a burned bridge.” I was feeling particularly salty that day – and I’m not talking about cooking – so that quote struck a chord that day. Sadly, I was experiencing some conflict at the time with…
Just Breathe
This past Christmas my mother-in-law, who always seems to find the perfect gifts, gave me a necklace with a charm reading “Just Breathe.” Little did I know this disarming trendy accessory would be more of a portent and prophetic symbol. Because is it me, or does it feel like 2023 took off like a speeding…
When The Magic Isn’t Enough
We recently returned from a family vacation to the one and only, fairy-tale-perfect and wonderfully magical place on earth, DisneyWorld. After saving for several years before having to cancel our trip in 2020, the anticipation for our long-awaited adventure was oozing out of our family’s every microscopic pore. I meticulously planned and scrupulously arranged every…
Dear Gabrielle
In memory of a humble, passionate, loving friend and for the precious daughter her legacy lives on through. SEE HER in the glow of the full moon Unassuming Giving way to the sun celebrating its brilliance confident of its own light its own purposeHEAR HER in the kindling of a fire The quiet roar of…
The 5 Letter Word I Won’t Say to My Kids
It comes out in the morning when I’m trying to get my kids to school. I say it in the afternoon after I’ve picked them up and we’re trying to get into the car and home. It slips when they’re getting ready for bed and bed time seems to be approaching quicker than expected. .…
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