The Shortness of the Season
When the challenging seasons last too long and the ones where things seem to be going right seem to disappear before your eyes…
The Labor Pains of Christ Coming (Part Two)
When what is birthed from painful labor is not what is expected…a promise to hold onto.
The Labor Pains of Christ Coming
When we need to look differently at the rhythm of labor in our day to day suffering…
End of Year Spiritual Braking
When you feel like screaming, “Stop the year! I want to get off!”
Gratitude in the Grit
When we need gratitude to take its proper place in our lives: with our car keys and wallets and, yes, even the dog leash.
The With Word
When we are desperate for change and don’t realize that we’ve already been given what we need.
Ask Not, Have Not
When we need to remember that sometimes we have not because we ask not…and that shared joy is a better motivator than inconvenience.
Christmas in October
When Christmas carols in October remind us that sometimes we have to practice if we want to be prepared (not perfect!) at a later date.
Cumulative Grief
When grief presses upon grief which presses upon grief…and you wish you could forget.
Pick With Your Eyes
When we realize that it’s a lot easier to eat a brownie if we’re looking at its gooey deliciousness (and a lot easier to make a lot of other possibly more beneficial choices when we keep them in our line of sight too).
Serendipity v. Sovereignty
When we want serendipity, but what we get is God’s sovereignty.
The Best Laid Plans
When a love for planning collides head on with life in the military and five (mostly) unexpected kids, I need to learn how to be intentional with grace.
One Choice at a Time
When we keep looking for a hero to come save us and we realize that we might need it to be the one we’re seeing in a mirror.