On a quiet night in Bethlehem, a curious plan was about to unfold. It was God’s plan. And just like any complex and moving story, it was a plan with moving characters and moving parts. It involved angels and shepherds and women and men; it spanned over decades and throughout generations. It was a story … More The Christmas Story
I’m so easily swept away from the present moment— by my own running mind, by to-do lists, by the busyness of life. Soft sunrises and cricket harmonies were made for people like me— tangible reminders that pull me down to earth and ground me where I stand. God speaks through his creation, in a million … More Being Present: Bit of Love
I fell accidentally in love with a house on a lake. It’s white with red shutters, and there’s a For Sale sign stuck in the yard. The grass is freshly mowed. Two months worth of grass, in fact, have been grown and cut; the sign, however, does not budge. I found this house for sale, … More The Hands that Mold Us
There is a certain and uncanny longing that is particular to the human spirit, one which hungers. We are a hungry people. We hunger for a million things all at once: community, love, respect, success, belonging. We hunger for purpose. We hunger for peace. This hunger leaves within our souls a voracious and all-consuming void. It causes us to ache. For search as we may, and we do, we are never able to fill it. Just when we think we have kept it at bay, that we have finally outsmarted it, the hunger returns stronger than ever. … More Introduction
This post is a continuation of Stars and Grace: I / / / read it here The stars in Montana, the ones right above Rising Sun Campground in Glacier National Park, are some of the best I have seen to date. I noticed them while on my walk to the bathroom. Sore and stumbling from … More Stars and Grace: II
As I write this, I sit cross-legged on my deck. My laptop is propped atop my favorite pillow, the pillow I’ve had longer than I can even now recall, as a makeshift table. I sit facing the water. Looking Glass Lake, despite its namesake, is a murky and swampy body of water. Cattails and reeds line the entire perimeter. … More This isn’t about you
{The moment I have been waiting for since August is finally here!} If you don’t know about Thryve Magazine, now is the time. Thryve’s newest issue titled “Mended” recently released. The pages are filled with rawness, honesty and hope. As a contributor, I am supremely honored to be a part of this special (and for … More “Mended”, Thryve Magazine
Oh, sweet, sweet sister. I know. If you are reading this right now, I can sense it. Maybe you feel it too, the soft breeze that exudes from the white flag that waves, the quiet one above your heart. It has taken so many hits. I can tell, just by what the look in your eyes speaks … More To the Lonely Heart on Valentine’s (to a sister)
“He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has only God.” -C.S. Lewis
This world needs women who have learned that they are strong. This world, your friends, your family, and God need you. You. This world is in dire want of women who build each other up; it is even more wanting for women who build themselves up. It needs women who deep down know they are beautiful, a beauty that … More A Call for Strong Women
