"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?" Matthew 6:27 I wonder what tone Jesus had when he said this. My guess, given the context it was a tone filled with compassion and maybe even sadness. A plea, "don't you understand I will take care of you?!?" But part of… Continue reading Worry Can’t Add Hours, But it Can Steal Them
Dear friend, I see you… the one wondering if healing will come. You’ve prayed. You’ve hoped. You’ve done everything that is within your control and yet, there is much that is outside your control too.
I think we live our whole lives in the Saturday of Holy Week. This day between crucifixion and resurrection is perhaps the best picture of life on this earth. I’m not the first to call this out, but every year I find this a helpful reminder that this day of silence, this day of grief… Continue reading Living in Saturday
Near the end of 2023 I spent some time in this space recapping the year through a series of posts that all started with the phrase "This is my story of...". While we're already a month and a half into 2024 it seems it's time to make the transition from my 2023 theme "This is… Continue reading This is my story … of embracing the mystery.
This blog post is part of a series of posts reflecting on 2023 and inviting us all to consider the story God continues to write in our lives each day. See all the posts in this series here. Instead of a traditional list of goals to start of the year or a new season, I’ve… Continue reading This is my story… of trying new things.
This blog post is part of a series of posts reflecting on 2023 and inviting us all to consider the story God continues to write in our lives each day. See all the posts in this series here. To be honest, this is a part of my story I don’t really want to write. However,… Continue reading This is my story… of grief & loss.
This blog post is part of a series of posts reflecting on 2023 and inviting us all to consider the story God continues to write in our lives each day. See all the posts in this series here. 500 Hours! I did it. One of my goals for 2023 was to spend at least 500… Continue reading This is my story… of spending 500 hours outside
This blog post is part of a series of posts reflecting on 2023 and inviting us all to consider the story God continues to write in our lives each day. See all the posts in this series here. "That looks pretty natural on you," a friend commented as I wandered my way through the arena… Continue reading This is my story… of parenting.
This blog post is part of a series of posts reflecting on 2023 and inviting us all to consider the story God continues to write in our lives each day. See all the posts in this series here. As 2023 began, it came with hope, with expectancy, with excitement about seeing what story God might… Continue reading This is my story… of expectancy.
This is my story. The last few years I’ve stumbled upon themes that seem to shape each year. For 2023, the phrase that captured my attention and prayers was, “This is my story”. As I considered an emphasis on each word in that phrase, it seemed to take on a deeper meaning. THIS is my… Continue reading This is My Story…
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