The Ol’ Girl Ain’t What She Used to Be
The ol’ girl ain’t what she used to be. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard my momma say that through the years. And not surprisingly, I find myself murmuring her wisdom to my own reflection as I wash the tired off my face. Because it’s true. Physically, there are a few too […]
Sabbath Week
Sabbath is a sacred invitation—a pause from our work and our striving. It’s a rhythm God wove into creation, a space to trust him, to cease, and to delight in his goodness. As he flung the stars into the sky and then paused to rest, so we, too, are invited to work and rest, to […]
An Invitation to Reflect
Where have you noticed Jesus at work lately? Ann Voskamp said, “Whatever way you gaze – grows greater. Pay attention to Love – and you are loaned more Love. Pay attention to the good and the beautiful – and you buy your soul more good and beautiful. Attend to God – because this is the best way […]
To Steward Well
On a cold and drizzly weekend, I make the ninety-minute drive up to the Tablelands for a three-day retreat. After the heavy humidity and salty breezes where I live, every time I drive up here, it feels as though I am entering a new world. Ocean views and dense rainforest punctuated with cane fields give […]
Within Well-Worn Pages
With thunder rumbling overhead and the blue sky now cloaked in a grimacing grey, I anticipated an oncoming storm. I quickly cleaned up the breadcrumbs from lunch and helped my children get settled in their quiet time so I could find some space of my own. I’d been waiting for a homebound afternoon like this. […]
This Month’s Theme: Reflect
“Reflect” is a gentle invitation to pause. To breathe. To look back with grace, not judgment. In the flurry of cross-cultural life—filled with transition, demands, and the unknown—reflection creates sacred space to notice what God has been doing in us and around us. It’s a time to remember, to name what we’ve learned, grieved, celebrated, […]