2020 was the year of unprecedented circumstances. It seemed as though every month brought a new level of distress as we endured our habitual comforts, social connection and at times, even our essentials being ripped away.    As I reflect upon the last several months, I cannot help but witness a deeper level of faith…

“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3).   My husband’s cousin recently had a tiny bump on his shoulder that he thought was a mosquito bite. He itched the bump a little bit, but within two days, it turned into a lesion that blistered and…

I think we can all agree 2020 was hard. The year seemed to end on a somewhat desolate note for me, too: I watched friends and family struggle financially due to job losses, and people’s health was compromised due to the virus. I also noticed a rise of strife and tension in my own home!…

Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day fresh!  Keep me from stupid sins, from thinking I can take over your work; then I can start this day sun-washed, scrubbed clean of the grime of sin. (Psalm 19:13, MSG)   Changing diets, exercise plans, better health choices…celebrating a new year often brings goals…

I have trust issues.   If you know me, that might sound surprising to you. I don’t have any of the telltale signs that people associate with trust issues. I’m not suspicious of people’s motives, and I’m pretty open about most things if I’m having a conversation with you.   As an Enneagram 7 (any…

Page after page, I see the words repeated as I make my way through the gospels. Blind Bartimaeus, the woman in the crowd with the bleeding condition, the ten who suffered with leprosy. Someone has a need with no earthly answers, and having reached the end of their own solutions, they turn to Jesus and…

Imagine yourself sitting beside your best friend on a large comfortable couch, face to face, next to a warm fire. Holding your tea, you sit in comfortable silence with each other. You don’t feel the pressure to come up with something intelligent or witty to say. You aren’t embarrassed when your eyes well up with…

Mom-guilt. It’s such a loaded term filled with emotion. A phrase that creeps up and can gut punch you out of nowhere.   It starts from something innocent, but can quickly grow and fester. When a baby comes into this world, we hear EVERYTHING from EVERYONE 👉 “feed on a schedule”, “don’t feed on a…

“Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them” (Romans 12:14, NLT).   If I’m honest, this verse is hard to swallow, especially when I’ve been really hurt. My mind doesn’t go, “YAY! Blessings for YOU and YOU and YOU!” like some Oprah give-away. Instead I think, maybe this verse isn’t true…

I’m not sure about you but 2020 has provided me a lot of opportunities to “grow” in my faith and contemplate my picture of God. I think it’s safe to say that no one has been completely spared from some sort of hardship due to the pandemic, and if I am being completely transparent, it…