When you’re living on the edge and filling out an Anti-Thankful tree…

When we need the reminder that there are gifts of grace to be seen if we’re looking.

When all is not well, but our hearts are crying out for truth.

When you’d rather have a magic fix-it button to press.

When you want to “treat yo’ self” and really make it count for something.

When we realize what is layered underneath the wait of Advent.

When we need to recalibrate in the midst of the struggle

No horses were harmed in the writing of this blog post.

When our expectations don’t line up the way we wish they would.

When there is no growth happening…at least, not that you can see.

When you keep asking for a checklist and God doesn’t oblige…

When we’d rather have things be easy…and we need to shift perspective on hard.

When we’ve forgotten that making music involves counting the rests.

When we find ourselves wanting to yell, “Not Again!” as the darkness closes in again.