He asks us to dance. To follow His lead. To trust His way. I’ve always wanted to glide across a dance floor. And those who do it well make it look so simple and easy, but I know better. It takes work and practice, diligence and perseverance. And if you’re gonna dance, there has to […]
Risk :: The Door to Breakthrough and the Key to Growth
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, […]
How a Small Act of Being Kind Can Change Everything
Sometimes a random act of kindness can change everything. I have to admit, this morning was rough. I sluggishly woke to the energetic banter of all four of them, and we were already late, as usual. I told them to get ready to go, and they nodded and scattered. And I counted on them to […]
A Father’s Day Thank You!
To my dad, the man who taught me who a real man is and what a real man does. To my father-in-law, a humble patriarch by example, displaying what it means to be a Godly leader. And to my husband, who strives each day to embody the best of them both. Thank you for leading […]
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 […]
For When It Is a Challenge to Love
I wear it hoping that it will become true of me … LOVE Jn 13:35. That somehow the feel of it around my neck will make me mindful and aware. That the clanking of the pearl against the metal will help me remember. And it isn’t even 10am and I glance over to see one child hitting […]
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 […]
The Whimsy of Living in the Now {Giving Thanks for One Beautiful Thing}
We walk up the hill in the noon of the day and they walk right beside me. And we near the apple trees in full blossom in the shadow of the mountain there beyond. The poppies dot the hillside with the brilliance of orange, and we stop to take it all in. Â The beauty […]
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 […]
A Captured Moment in Time {One Beautiful Thing}
We sat at the little league game and she asked to sit on my lap, my youngest child who seems to be growing by the minute. And she climbed up and took my phone and opened all the pictures, as she always does. This daughter of mine who always likes to remember–the one who likes to review the memories […]
