SMH Are you familiar with this acronym for "Shaking My Head"? "SMH" is an Internet abbreviation trend used for shaking your head to express disappointment. I don't often shake my head at people I'm disappointed in. Well...wait...maybe I do that to my kids when they disobey me! I've probably used the acronym for it a […]
This past week, I held a random drawing for two newsletter subscribers to win a copy of The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell. Congratulations to Madeleine and Kathy! I must admit, I don't own a turquoise table! I'm also in the midst of moving and rehabbing and I'm a mess! I do have a bit of […]
"Being present and listening is the foundation to hospitality." -Kristin Schell "Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends, to get to know their inner selves more fully, and even to dare to be silent with you." -Henri Nouwen "Are you consumed with a busy life but unsure […]
I woke from a solid sleep, spring at my doorstep, and birds sweetly singing a morning lullaby to me. Yet the first words that came out of my mouth were, “I don’t want to have another…” I stopped myself before finishing the sentence but it was already out there. My husband asked what I was […]
With the recent ice storm in the midwest, I was reminded of these amazing images I was able to capture a couple of years ago and the thoughts that they triggered. Join me this week on a post from my past? "Those ice cakes may have traveled all the way from South Dakota," my dad said […]
I'm revisiting my dream of writing and reminding myself of the truths in this old post from last year... Do you have a dream? God has made you and molded you in your life circumstances for certain gifts, longings, desires and passions. Often times, these stir in our hearts and minds for years and months […]
It’s that time of year when I begin to sense a shift. Even though it's not officially fall, pumpkin latte selfies are on the verge of being the rage. Back to school pictures on Facebook pop up in my feed, I find it really is the time to stock up on school supplies, and I […]
Do you agree? Is this the real problem of the Christian life? “The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first […]
Heavy eyelids open to the early morning light. My body is asleep but my mind and soul are awake. For the first time in days, I might have an hour or two alone. Since leaving for vacation in this old RV, I've only found solitude in a bathroom the size of myself. It's worth it. Our […]
I am so happy to have my friend, Kasia Allen, guest writing here today. I had the privilege of getting to know her when she was a young teenager in high school when I first started going to my church. She has grown up, gone to college and moved on to the big city but […]
Advent Joy isn’t shallow or sentimental—it is rooted in the appearing of Christ. When Scripture speaks of Christ being manifested, it means that God has made Himself clearly seen, known, and encountered in order to save. “The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation…” — Titus 2:11, ESV The Child in the manger is the […]
Where do you long for Christ’s Peace to enter your story this week? Or have you given up hope for that? Perhaps it would be good for you and me to remember Jesus' words about the kind of peace He gives. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the […]