I walk the perimeter of the tiny lake at sunset, and the trees reflect and glow on the surface of the lake’s still water. I walk, and ponder–reflect on my life, and this season I’m now living. There is silence. Ducks split the smoothness in formation, leaving a wake behind them. They are braving their […]
What I Learned {November 2013}
Learning is a lifelong process. A process I’m learning to notice with intention. Today, I’m joining Emily Freeman, sitting down to share, in no particular order, some of what I learned in October and November. And I’m looking forward to hearing what you learned too! 1. Scarves are in style. So in style! I see them everywhere. Different […]
When a Fallen Tree Takes Time to Grow Again
Because of my story, I receive emails every single week from women who are desperate for answers. Desperate for someone, anyone, to tell them what to do to fix the mess and pain of the life they’re living. And if there’s one thing I know for sure, sin brings pain–deep, gouging, life-altering pain, the likes […]
Life in His Laundry Room
I bend and sort the clothes, turn socks and flip shirts inside out, one piece at a time. And I’m always amazed how much laundry we have each week. Laundry stained with spills, smeared with soil, and marked with the activity of long days. Stains from running and jumping and playing. From kneeling in the […]
How to Give Grace With Your Words
I walk in the room and I immediately react. I hear his tone the wrong way, assume a meaning he never intended, and respond with words I eventually regret. This is the mistake I make countless times… Failing to use my words for good, Missing the opportunity to give grace to the one who’s listening, […]
When You Want to Run Away {Hope for the Weary Mom}
Dear Weary Mom, I see how you are dragging through your day, worried about tomorrow, and regretful of yesterday. How there’s an endless to-do list always waiting, one child complaining and another yelling. How shoes are strewn and puzzles mismatched all over the floor, with the fridge empty and tummies hungry, because there’s not been […]
What Happens When Dominoes Fall {Allume}
Sometimes in life, we exist as one domino in a row of many, poised and positioned to fall in the most glorious ways … changing one another’s lives forever. I recently attended Women of Faith, and Rich Stearns, president of World Vision, U.S. presented some thought-provoking inspiration. He described how God has big plans for us […]
For When You Need a Life of Peace {The Romans Project}
I memorize while I drive, at red lights and stop signs, these words of Paul which are soaking into my dry soul and reviving me each time I remember them. As we drive, the kids test me, stopping me if I make a mistake. And every Friday I record my voice reciting my learned verses, […]
For When You Struggle with Comparison {Allume}
Comparison is a universal struggle it seems. And in my own life, I must admit, when I compare myself to others, it steals my joy and kills my hope… Of who I want to be. Of what I long to do. Of where I want to go. And how I will ever possibly get there. […]
When Your Climb Feels Invisible and Your Steps Small
Sometimes the small things matter most of all. Small steps. Small habits. Small thoughts. Small decisions. Step by step they change us over time, into something different and something new–something we never anticipated we’d become at all. And that’s the power of just doing the next thing. Not the big thing. But the small thing, […]
