I signed up for my first half-marathon today. I know. It’s crazy. And just typing that out is a risk, let alone accomplishing the 13.1 mile-run in October. But I’m coming to accept that risk is the only way to stare fear in the face and win. There’s no other way around it. Any apprehension, […]
For When You Come to a Fork in the Road {How to Pick Your Path}
In my life I’m on a journey with God, one path after another, with Him leading and me following. But sometimes I can’t help but wonder if I’m on the right path. And I often wish I could see what’s around the next couple bends. I dream of where the path is going. I stand at […]
When You Need to Stop the Expectations So You Can Find Joy
Anger and frustration are the children of unmet expectations. And unmet expectations kill relationships. I should know this by now. It’s a lesson always before me, one I never really learn. It happens in my marriage, with my parents, my children and my friends. And it all starts in my mind. I begin to imagine […]
I Will Choose to Trust and Believe … Even if I Cannot See
I sometimes get impatient with God. I don’t always understand the way He’s working and weaving in my life. And I want to see—I want to understand what it all means and what it’s all for. Twenty years ago, I would never have guessed my journey would have looked like it has, like this. But […]
Tea With Friends {One Beautiful Thing}
I’m so thrilled to be linking with my friend Brooke over at her place today, to share in her community there and join them in their search every week for one beautiful thing… We met at a lovely old farmhouse, with quaint decorations, antiques all around, and enough charm for every heart. And there were scones and jam and […]
Labor & Delivery :: A Sacred Opportunity
I’m a registered nurse in labor and delivery, and I love my job. (And shhh…don’t tell them, but I’d do it for free.) What an amazing opportunity to be present at an event that changes lives forever. To help a woman say hello to her baby, or to have the sacred privilege of helping […]
Because It’s All About Choosing to See
I wonder how much I’ve missed because I often fail to see. My eyes are blinded to a perspective beyond myself, and frankly its easier to just wallow in my current view and refuse to consider another one. It is often easier to see the dark clouds over my head and the difficulty of the now, instead […]
For When You Dare to Risk Enough to Be Real
Are you daring enough to be real? Are you willing to tell a friend the raw truth because you believe they’ll be better because of it? Because you can see beyond the conflict of the now? Are you willing to risk being hurt in order to gain relationship? Are you willing to open up? To […]
What Community Can Look Like, (in)RL
Every human heart longs for connection… to be heard and understood, to feel wanted and valued, to learn from another and give in return, And I know it’s true for me. And while that longing can be met amidst intermittent interactions and online connections, there’s nothing like lingering in real life… Nothing like taking the […]
My Weekend Wish For You {Together with Joy and Laughter and Love}
Joy can be contagious, and laughter the best medicine. We weren’t created to live life alone, and our hearts are happier and our lives more full when we live life together … when we let go of our inhibitions and live in the now—talking and laughing and embracing just because we can. I used […]
