Category: from the heart
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› Read more: The Fragrance of Faith
The Fragrance of Faith
I’m not much of a perfume girl, but I am living in a home with two teens and a tween.…
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› Read more: Mind the Gap: Leaving Gaps for God to Fill
Mind the Gap: Leaving Gaps for God to Fill
In high school, I had the privilege of spending some time in London. Even though we saw the changing of…
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› Read more: Timely Words as the Year Turns
Timely Words as the Year Turns
As we approach the New Year, we are getting all the emails seeking to neatly wrap up the year: Spotify…
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› Read more: The Scandal of the Particular: When Glory Became Granular
The Scandal of the Particular: When Glory Became Granular
It’s the day after Christmas. If you are like me, the gifts have been put away, the boxes folded into…
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› Read more: A Word to Weary Souls on Winter Solstice
A Word to Weary Souls on Winter Solstice
Today, December 21, is the Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The darkness which has been building in…
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› Read more: How Teenagers Have Changed My Prayer Life
How Teenagers Have Changed My Prayer Life
Before parenting teenagers, I would have given myself a passing grade at prayer. I felt, at least, moderately faithful and…
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› Read more: Simeon Bears the Burden Bearer
Simeon Bears the Burden Bearer
Simeon was a story gatherer. As an elderly man, he carried the weight of the stories of his people, both…
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› Read more: To Care & Not to Care: A Prayer for Perimenopause
To Care & Not to Care: A Prayer for Perimenopause
My poor middle son complains all the time about the strange spelling of his name: Eliot. I continually tell him…
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› Read more: Favor & Fear: An Advent Devotion
Favor & Fear: An Advent Devotion
“Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”Luke 1:28. A teenager engaged to be married to a carpenter had…
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› Read more: When Trust is Tenuous: Dealing with Disappointment
When Trust is Tenuous: Dealing with Disappointment
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 I’ve always been…
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