The Vision We Need When We Tend Our Soul
I am going away on a retreat this weekend and I am so thankful for this opportunity to tend my soul. The retreat is based on 1 Peter so I have been meditating a lot on this book, reading and re-reading it, playing it on my phone, reading different versions – trying to soak in […]
Taking Your Pulse
At the beginning of every academic quarter, I talk about self-care with my nursing students—just to “take their pulse” and get an idea of where they are emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I do this by asking them questions and offering them a safe space to express their concerns or apprehensions. Burnout is a major mental […]
Tending Your Soul with Three Questions
The backyard grass reminds me, when I choose to look, of a deep thirst. The past few weeks I’ve tried to reassure myself that rain is coming and one good soaking should take care of the dryness problem. Brown grass isn’t really that bad anyway, right? Too many years of big city apartment living seem […]
This Week’s Theme: Tending Your Soul
Psalm 23:2-3 (NIV) He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. Who else needs some green pastures and quiet waters? Yep, I see those hands. We are women who pour out into the lives of others—our teammates, our children, our ministry partners, our neighbors. We […]