“Protect your peace!” That thought keeps reverberating in my head. I wonder if that’s even a thing in 2020? And yet, the voice is clear. So, I get out of bed, put on workout clothes, lace up my shoes, and go for a walk. I […]
Tag: spiritual journey
5 Ways to be More Observant
“You’re not very observant.” my husband matter-of-factly declared. At first, it hurt my feelings. Then I began to notice details I hadn’t seen before. How long have I lived with unfocused eyes? My overwhelmed, just-get-it-done, to-do list following lifestyle damaged my view of the world […]
How to Savor the Journey
May I be honest with you? As I’m typing, all I see is my broken nail. I’m not upset over it. Just slightly annoyed by it. It feels like a symbol for this season of my life. It’s not what I planned, but it is […]
More Than Just a Hashtag
Do you not know? We find this phrase six times in 1 Corinthians chapter 6. I always stop to give attention to the words and phrases that get repeated in scripture. So what is it that we should know about ourselves and our bodies? There are […]
25 Reminders of who He Says We Are
Who are you? There are days when I struggle to remember all of who I am. It’s not like I have forgotten my name or where I come from. I don’t mean it like that. What I mean is that I have forgotten who I […]
The Reason I Am Grateful Is
Did you know that it’s possible to practice being grateful? For some of us being thankful isn’t our natural response to life’s events. Many years ago I started listing three things that I was grateful for at the end of each day. In the beginning, […]
What’s In Your House?
Elisha asked her, “what can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 2 Kings 4:2 CSB Tell me, dear friend, what do you have […]
Fomenting My Own Oppression
I have a confession to make. I love words. Maybe too much. In the 9th summer of my life I could be found perched on the highest branch of my favorite tree reading a book. Each new word I discovered found its way into a […]
Come and See
He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour). John 1:39 NKJV I love the sense of wonder and excitement embodied within the come and see […]
Hands and Knees
“Strengthen the weak hands, and steady the shaking knees.” (Isaiah 35:3 CSB) What do our knees and hands reveal about the attitude of our hearts? Fifteen years ago at the Basilica of the Holy Stairs in Rome, I joined a crowd of believers climbing 28 […]