Posted September 12, 2024
“What people are craving isn’t perfection. People aren’t longing to be impressed; they’re longing to feel like they are home.” Shauna Niequist I remember the first dining room table my husband and I purchased. The table didn’t have its hold on my heart quite yet, but we were an official
... continue reading.Posted July 23, 2024
In a world where opinions fly left and right, it’s easy to get caught up in the noise. We can find ourselves swayed by the trends, influenced by others’ thoughts, or even doubting our own beliefs. But let me remind you, sisters, that the only opinion that truly matters is
... continue reading.Posted June 11, 2024
The wait is an active position, not a stagnant one. Buying our house fourteen years ago required a nine month wait. It was a short sale and the lenders were in no hurry to sell it. So we waited. Although we decided the house with a great layout and alluring mountain view
... continue reading.Posted April 23, 2024
Do you have a dream or desire that you hope will bloom into reality? Do you wonder when and if you will see this come to pass? Do you trust that God has good in store for you even if everything you deeply desire seems hidden? I remember my barrenness,
... continue reading.Posted March 29, 2024
How will you fill your empty tomb? As I enter the Easter season, and consider the empty tomb Christ left behind, what empty spaces need to be filled to live with a resurrected hope? In Lent, I journeyed into the desert for forty days and attempted to pay attention to
... continue reading.Posted February 20, 2024
I look out my living room window to the large bare olive tree in our yard. It stands tall yet fragile and exposed, as if life has been stripped from it. I can’t see beyond the barrenness of the world outside to the beauty that will be in just a
... continue reading.Posted January 31, 2024
Thy will be done, for in surrendering to the divine plan, we find peace and purpose. Today, I want to address a topic that many of us may have experienced or are currently going through: confusion and uncertainty. Life has a way of throwing unexpected challenges our way, leaving us
... continue reading.Posted December 4, 2023
As a young mom, I had strong ideals. I yearned to figure out all the answers. I admired moms who resembled perfection and I longed to emulate them. High standards seemed virtuous. Yet, high standards often back-fired as I lost sight of my purpose. What my heart really longed for
... continue reading.Posted November 22, 2023
“Why does my hair tangle so easily, mom?” She asks, frustrated. “It’s not fair!” I silently pick away at the mat in the back of her head. My seven-year-old daughter has had the burden of snarly hair since it grew beyond her shoulders. We’d often sit together on my bed
... continue reading.Posted October 3, 2023
“Prepare for takeoff,” I hear the stewardess announce. My thirteen-year-old frame feels stiff under the seat belt and my anxious heart pounds in my chest. One clammy hand grips the armrest and the other grips my sister’s hand next to me. Unfamiliar faces surround me as I sit back and
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