As our summer draws to a close, my mind is already focusing on a fresh school year and the many goals I want to implement or change from last year. What I’m realizing, however, is that more than change, my heart is longing for renewal: renewed energy, renewed vision, renewed motivation.
Anyone else?
Read here for five steps to lasting renewal.
Read MoreDo you ever feel like you don’t measure up? Here I’m sharing an honest confession, and one sure way to fight against the lies that hold you back.
Read MoreThe past few weeks have been historically challenging for our country and our families. We may not have all of the answers to individual questions, but each of us are grasping for understanding in the midst of constant confusion. Where we fix our eyes matters. Here’s why.
Read MoreAre you living weary? Do you find yourself longing for a well where you can rest and replenish?
After reading and reflecting this past week, I’m encouraged by these truths to help us along the weary way.
Read MoreAfter a difficult conversation recently, I came home and wrote these words down. It reminded me of a prayer I whispered daily during a difficult season.
When things didn’t change right away, I knew I still had a choice. I could either be intentional to lean fully into those years, appreciating what was right in front of me, or I could wish them away completely, missing the meaningful, soul-shaping years that they were.
Read MoreWhat if we stopped looking for life to get easier?
What if we stopped looking for that trophy, that upgrade or that prize and begin to leverage everything we have for a life beyond the here and now?
Read MoreAfter feeling burdened this week for the growing needs around me, I was reminded that even while bearing one another’s burdens we have an opportunity to cast our cares on One who promises to carry them for us.
Anyone who has gone fishing can testify that the art of casting is a tricky skill to master and can threaten to steal the joy of the entire journey.
May I encourage you to experience the sustaining power of God by casting your burdens on the One who can carry them? What does it look like for you to cast more and carry less?
Read more here.
Read MoreThis one line, sung not stated, catapults me back to one of my favorite childhood TV shows.
With one lyrical line sung to a catchy tune, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” sent influential messages from Mr. Fred Rogers, who lived out of what he believed. What we believe informs the kind of neighbor we are to those God has placed in our lives. Here I share real stories from NYC to Texas and encourage you to think about how real needs can usher us into real relationships.
Read MoreI just returned from an incredibly dreamy, indulgent ten-day trip around France with my husband to celebrate 40 years of life and 15 years together, and then I came home. So, now what?
Have you ever explored the unceasing pleasures that can be found in someone who transcends the fleeting pleasures of earth? As beautiful and lovely and amazing as the things we experience here and now, there is someone infinitely more beautiful and lovely that never ceases.
Read MoreNothing in life really prepares you for those goodbye moments, even the moments themselves, and yet they are inevitable for all of us. We are left with the tension of how to live in the joy of today but with a very present and real sadness of the remaining void. But, there is One who never changes.
Read MoreWhen I am doubting the plans of God, when my eyes are veering away from Him and onto the waves around me, when I am faced with another tearful goodbye, more letting go, and ongoing disappointments, I go to this verse. I claim it. I repeat it over and over in my head. It has the power to stop me in my thoughts, in my tracks, and to remember what God I serve.
Read More
