there is time
Living an unhurried life is a choice to relish the ordinary moments. One of the biggest lies in my life is that “I don’t have enough time,” or its nasty twin, “I’m busy.” I’ve tried to eradicate the...
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Fields and souls both fall fallow. There are fields and gardens that once were beautiful and robust, alive and yielding a bounty of lush pride. Then, in a blink, they are idle. The ground becomes...
View Articleadvent 2023
We marked the Christmas season piece by piece with an advent puzzle. It turned into one of my most treasured and delightful memories. Just the three of us—Andy, Sam, and me—tipped open a small box of...
View Articlehello wholehearted
This year there was no rumination, argument, nor negotiation when it came to accepting One Little Word into my orbit for 2024. She simply knocked, and I opened the door. Wholehearted. We are already...
View Articledon’t miss the miracle
It’s 6:27 am on a Thursday morning in April. It is ordinary, unless you know how to look for miracles. A car with a momma and a son, many miles from home, pulls up to a locked gate. “You remember the...
View Articlelooking back to see ahead
When I was a little girl, I was always pushing for the next thing in life. I can’t wait to be in middle school….I can’t wait to drive….I can’t wait to go to college…I can’t wait to have a teaching...
View ArticleA Favorite Bible Verse
Recently I was asked to name my favorite bible verse. As I considered, I realized the impossibility of choosing a single verse. I began to list verses that I have a deep connection to, and soon I...
View ArticleSpiritual Journey Thursday Linkup
Today I’m joining the Spiritual Journey gathering. The community writes together on the first Thursday of the month. Welcome writers who are linking with the Spiritual Journey community. This month we...
View Articlethe season of fallow + wholehearted
Fields and souls both fall fallow. Nearly a year ago I wrote some thoughts about fallow ground. Nearly a year before that my friend Annie challenged me to write one sentence a day for 40 days. It was...
View ArticleWhat Makes You Come Alive?
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. —Howard Thurman I was at a family reunion and talking with a...
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