Series Note: This year I got to write some prayer guides/reflections to be used in Lenten prayer stations in the chapel for the students, faculty, and staff at the university where I work. They are based on sections of Psalm 139 connected with scenes from Jesus' passion week journey to the cross. I hope to… Continue reading “Surround Me” – Lent Week 2 Prayer and Scripture Reflection Guide
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“Know Me” – Lent Week 1 Prayer and Scripture Reflection Guide
Series Note: This year I got to write some prayer guides/reflections to be used in Lenten prayer stations in the chapel for the students, faculty, and staff at the university where I work. They are based on sections of Psalm 139 connected with scenes from Jesus' passion week journey to the cross. I hope to… Continue reading “Know Me” – Lent Week 1 Prayer and Scripture Reflection Guide
Known – Lent 2023
As part of my work at the university where I serve, I get the joy this year of helping plan some aspects of our campus-wide journey through Lent alongside our campus pastor and the students of our campus ministry team. This year Psalm 139 will be the main reflection for all our students, faculty, and… Continue reading Known – Lent 2023
Contentment and Longing
I love my life. It's true. I love the way I get to use the gifts and experiences and skills God gave me in my work each day. I love all the little kids in my life including two nieces and six other godchildren along with their siblings, cousins, and friends' kids who bring me… Continue reading Contentment and Longing
Planning Peace
“… Joy fills hearts that are planning peace.”Proverbs 12:20b What might it look like to plan for peace this week?Peace in relationships?Peace at work?Peace in your mind or heart or soul?Peace in your home? Is it something practical like planning ahead for dinner on a busy night to decrease stress or anxiety when that busy… Continue reading Planning Peace
Places Matter – Here’s to Writing Again
This blog has been a little neglected lately with so much of my time and attention taken in the last couple of years by a new job and grad school. Now that graduation has passed and I find myself with a little more time here and there, my hope is that I can return here… Continue reading Places Matter – Here’s to Writing Again
Rest While You Work
By now most of you know I love Sabbath and talk about it a lot. I also know that there are times and seasons when it looks different. Sabbath looks different for me as a single woman than my friends who have toddlers running around or have kids in sporting events. Also, there are moments,… Continue reading Rest While You Work
2021 – A Year to Know Jesus
As 2021 began my spiritual goals and hopes for the year all centered around knowing Jesus more. I wanted it to be a time where I intentionally focused on knowing this friend in new and different ways. This meant I spent a lot of time in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I… Continue reading 2021 – A Year to Know Jesus
Whatever Marks This Season (A Prayer for a Day Away)
At the start of 2021 I marked off 4 days in my calendar, approximately 3 months apart as days to step away, regroup, and reevaluate all aspects of my life. A day to simply rest or play or “go deep” or whatever my soul needs on that day. The first one was to kick off… Continue reading Whatever Marks This Season (A Prayer for a Day Away)
O Come, Ye Unfaithful, Despairing, and Defeated
O Come, All Ye Faithful is one of my favorite Christmas hymns. The repeated refrain "O come let us adore Him" feels like it draws me closer and closer with each phrase. However, the first line struck me as odd when I heard it for the first time this season: "O come, all ye faithful,… Continue reading O Come, Ye Unfaithful, Despairing, and Defeated
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