Feb 3, 2026 | Faith, Faith & Family, Uncategorized
I flip-flopped for weeks about whether to sign up for Bible study. Not because of the teacher or the content, but rather, for the first time in decades of living sold out, over-the-top committed to the local church body and all it stands for… I’ve become cynical. I’m...
Nov 14, 2025 | Faith, Faith & Family, Thanksgiving
I’ve been sitting in a delicate tension of both gratitude and grief as I think about recent gatherings of family and friends gathered. With her faithful father by her side, my niece floated down the venue stairs. Robed in white, her shimmering eyes sparkled...
Feb 17, 2021 | Faith, Faith & Family
While I wrote this during the summer of 2020 for (in)courage, I think acknowledging this tension and pondering what it looks like within our own lives will always be of critical importance. *********** My weekend encapsulated one of those magical moments that little...
Apr 20, 2020 | Faith, Intentional Living
I wrote this article five weeks ago and nothing has changed. If anything, I am needing to be more diligent in giving myself grace but to continue to run to these most important “R’s.” They’ve been a life line when I’ve needed to...
Mar 10, 2020 | Encouragement for Moms, Faith
At a women’s conference I spoke at this weekend, the organizer told her attendees how the leadership team spends a lot of time getting recommendations for a potential speaker and then researching, praying, questioning and looking at the speaker’s theology...
Jan 16, 2020 | Faith, Faith & Family, HOSPITALITY, Intentional Living
Stowed away in our attic, I dusted off my high school diary. Paging through memories of old, I am instantly transported to a time in my life when school, friends, boys, and parents triggered to-do lists and declarations, resolutions, and remorse. A time when...
