The cold wore my emotions and nerves thin. The dense grey skies defined my mental state most days. February became the most difficult month of the year for me by far.
In order to get through the never-ending days, I would pour every ounce of energy into creative outlets within those walls for fun. I recently heard the term “chase the fun”, and I can’t think of a better goal in February. How can you chase the fun? Here I share a few of my favorite ideas.
Read MoreWhat if we stopped looking for life to get easier?
What if we stopped looking for that trophy, that upgrade or that prize and begin to leverage everything we have for a life beyond the here and now?
Read MoreHow long will it be this way?
The undefined timetable of this life we have come to know over the past few months is what stings the most. How long will we fear connection, how long will the days be filled with increasing unknowns or how long will our prayers hang without clear answers?
If there ever has been a time to turn our eyes to a reality beyond our day to day it is now.
Read MoreWhen the celebrations are cancelled and the awards kept in boxes, how do we measure the value of our days? How do we help our children measure the countless hours of study, words read or papers written without a ceremony, designation or distinguishing letters accompanying your name?
The quarantine season has left us all with a myriad of questions, not the least of which begs us to analyze the way we have become accustomed to stewarding our days.
Read MoreSo cliché, this phrase tends to lose significance.
However, during this season more than any other, I talk through what it looks like to view the very act of breathing as the miracle that it is. We are all invited to breathe differently. Here I explain what that can look like for you and for me.
Read MoreThe date keeps shifting. The virus keeps spreading. The uncertainties keep swirling.
And so we linger.
We have the opportunity to savor the gift of lingering long this week. Care to join me?
Read MoreOver a month ago as I planned my intentions for the weeks leading up to Easter, this week was a time I wanted to focus on memorizing scripture. This also happens to be the week that I find myself waking up at 4am consistently filled with swirling anxious thoughts. Maybe I am not alone.
In this post, I reflect on Psalm 119 and am reminded to treasure the word of God in my heart to lead us through the battles ahead.
Maybe you will find that anchor your heart is longing for in this season and begin to hide it in your heart for the journey.
Read MoreWhile not true for everyone, many of us live with enough resources to meet our own daily needs while satisfying our own bellies and pursuing our own daily pleasures.
This question haunted me one day: Could it be that one of the main reasons we don’t hunger after something greater is because we are so easily stuffed full with lesser things? Here I discuss what it would look like to say no to something in order to say yes to the One who truly satisfies.
Read MoreThis Wednesday is known as Ash Wednesday in many Christian denominations, kicking off 40 days of somber reflection and heart preparation for Easter. This is a practice I did not grow up with, but have grown to deeply appreciate. Before we celebrate the risen Christ at Easter, we take this time to pause and remember what he came to save us from.
Maybe, for some, all of this is new and you aren’t sure what to make of it. Start here.
Read MoreWhen we are faced with unanswered questions, there is something in us that drives our desire to keep searching. We want answers or at least signs that whatever we are doing is working. We want to see fruit.
In an effort to find some relief for my daughter’s migraines, we began to consider the food we were eating. You don’t need me to be one more person to tell you that what we eat matters, but what is more often forgotten is the importance of the soil. It is the soil in which the food grows that determines the quality of nutrients you receive.
Is there fruit in your life that you desire? There are ways to actively cultivate healthier soil, so that our heart posture remains teachable, humble, and fertile for growth.
Read More“All things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continues by itself…” - Charles Spurgeon
I am writing goals, setting plans and am filled with the excitement of a new year, but I am also reminded that what I need even more is ‘reNEWal’. Renewing my mind by focusing on the things of God, not man. Renewing my body with things that fuel it well to run the race. Renewing my soul by asking myself often, how can I wait well?
Read MoreTurning 41 and entering a new decade has me thinking through the process of aging more than ever before. I am pretty sure I’m not alone , even if you find yourself in a different decade. As we begin a new year with new perspective, new rhythms and new goals, it is critically important to anchor our hearts in truth and remind ourselves about lasting renewal so that we can continue on this journey together.
Read MoreWe can all agree that navigating life and determining which paths to take in order to arrive at a desired destination is nothing short of complex. Like me, you may have a goal in mind or a vision of where you want to go, but if you don’t know where you are to begin with, you find yourself lost before you’ve even started.
Read MoreWhen I am doubting the plans of God, when my eyes are veering away from Him and onto the waves around me, when I am faced with another tearful goodbye, more letting go, and ongoing disappointments, I go to this verse. I claim it. I repeat it over and over in my head. It has the power to stop me in my thoughts, in my tracks, and to remember what God I serve.
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