Fall and the holidays left me spent. I’m still digging out from an avalanche of unforeseen, unexpected, and mostly unwanted. But I’m finding joy while also realizing I’ve picked up a few bad habits along the way. Eliminating what isn’t working is the first step on the bridge to imitating God in all I do. …
“I feel like a truck hit me.” My confession to my husband summed up our recent time off. The holidays and extra free days were supposed to refresh, but all I feel is worn out joy. My great intentions of finding joy by some much-needed time off never happened. Events intervened and time ticked away …
Advent is a time for preparing our hearts and homes for Jesus. I don’t want it to be about hurriedly buying gifts, hastily baking cookies and squeezing events into an already bulging calendar. Instead of purposefully preparing for Jesus, I end up trying to survive with a smile. Not this year. This year, I’m finding …
One bite and tears welled in my eyes. It wasn’t hers but it was the best I could do. As tears streamed down, memories flooded back. Not just the taste of Mom’s Thanksgiving stuffing, but of God’s never ending presence. Amid illness, loss, and Mom’s stuffing, one thing was constant: God. Even now, God is …
What is God calling you to do? Whether it’s this holiday season, next year or this very moment, what is it? I used to think only professional church workers (of which I am not) got ‘calls’ to officially serve God. But, that’s not always the case. We all are called to do something and live …