The Spiritual Community You’ve Been Longing For
When you think about your relationship with God, what comes to mind? Perhaps you’re in a place of intimacy and joy. You’re discovering the never-ending depths...
Category: A New Outlook
For the Love of Reading
The Disney classic Beauty and the Beast scared me growing up, but I adored the library scenes. You know the ones I mean? Belle greets her...
Cue the Intro Music…
As a mom of 4 I was used to getting attention for the circus that was anytime we went out. But this day as I pushed the grocery cart...
The Song of the Unseen
A couple of weeks ago I stepped into a church restroom, my eyes red from crying. Freshly returned from the Middle East, I had just finished...
Not Needed
I am not needed. Ouch. That stings a little. I’m the type of person who always has to fix the problems I see. I’m what some...
Mary’s Everyday Obedience
8 years ago, I was blessed to be “great with child” during the season of Advent. Our first child, a much-prayed-for, long anticipated rainbow baby, was due on January...
Generous Hearts
They were of an uncommon mindset for their day. Imperfect people brought together in unprecedented generosity. A multitude of families and friends from all over Jerusalem, each one having...
There’s Enough
I started blogging several years before heading overseas, back when it was a way to share stories with close friends and family. I wasn’t building a platform or working...
Learning to Be Kind to Myself
My heart ached as I said goodbye to my family, and they shut the door behind them. I would be home alone that night, missing yet another gathering. While...
In Everything
“In everything, Lord?” I prayed. “Really… everything is a lot right now.” The Lord already knew all the things that made up my circumstances in that...
