What place or location describes where you find yourself as 2021 begins? The bottom of a well, a palace, a prison cell, the promised land, the wilderness, Eden,…
I’m daring to hope again
Listen, I am not a goal-oriented person. I never have been. For some reason I am not motivated by goals. I think I’m more motivated by issues and…
Running away from pain
As I began my journey into adulthood, I think I subconsciously hoped to one day become an expert in pain avoidance, to deftly navigate life’s circumstances unscathed, untouched,…
Family and COVID and Boundaries and Christmas
“We all have tendencies to see people in the light of past experiences.” –Cloud and Townsend, Boundaries I wrote on this topic last year. I am just coming…
Be grateful for who you are.
Am I the only one that’s spent a ridiculous amount of time cooped up in the house this year? I personally don’t cover a lot of distance these…
Giving up control
I have always had a tendency to want to control everything. If things are not done the way I like them, they are most likely wrong (at least…
Trading criticism for communion
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,…
Love your enemies
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.…
3 Reasons to Trust Your Shattered Soul to God’s Strength
How’s your soul? Where does it draw its strength from? “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry…
Daily mental health practices and why they’re important
Take a break, they say. Self-care first. Meditation is good for your mental health, they say. Exercise. Yoga. Do this. Do that. But it’s all easier said than…
When you feel like you’re about to unravel
It started slowly—or at least I thought it did. So many wonderful things filled my life: three beautiful children, a job I love, a nice house in a…
Begin the inner work (Resources for racial reconciliation)
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit…
