Like so many across the nation, we’ve been impacted by the freezing temperatures this past week. Yesterday morning, we woke up to no water. Our pipes had frozen. After calming the mass hysteria of my people, and uttering a prayer, I reached out to my “tribe” and asked them to pray too. Because there is strength in numbers (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Before I knew what was happening a friend’s husband was on the phone with Nathan and driving over to our house. He spent all day, in be

As a child, Christmas held an air of magic. The smells, trees, lights, decorations, and presents. I remember snuggling with my sister on chilly Christmas Eves, staying up half the night whispering in anticipation and expectation. But the older I get the magic seems to slowly fade, like a ballon losing air. As each Christmas season nears, I find myself sighing. My exhaustion growing with my increasing obligations, list of to-dos, and the tug of war for my time, energy, and att

A few weeks ago, I sent my boss this podcast . It’s a discussion with Simon Sinek. Throughout the conversation, they discussed AI, resiliency, and the power of the struggle. I told her, I felt as humans we’re losing resilience. As a mom, it’s something I contemplate often. How do we train up warriors, resilient kids, in a world that’s so geared towards making everything easy. Her response hit me hard. She said, “I actually think it’s hope. People don’t have any hope.” HOPE ha

I’ve been thinking a lot about Heaven lately. I find myself looking to the clouds more and more, wondering what it will be like. Then one...

Over the last few years, I’ve felt a stirring in my spirit, an urgency. In 2023 the word God gave me for the year was RUN. It was an...

As I’ve been reading through the New Testament, I got stuck in Matthew 14. It’s the encounter of the feeding of the 5,000. The...

Our daughter’s accident has been coming to remembrance often lately. It’s a moment, a day, that will forever be stamped into our...

I turned 40 this past summer. My daughter has so kindly reminded me, “but you’re NOT old Mom!” She’s right, but as I’ve taken the time to...

I’ve been stuck in the Kings the last few weeks. I’ve tried to move on, but he won’t let me. I wouldn’t have thought these books of the...

I was traveling for work last week, resulting in a lot of windshield time. The solitude of my car is where I’ve had some of my most...

I’ve been in deep self-reflection the past few weeks. Our Pastor has been doing a sermon series on the Crowns of Heaven, and it’s...

It’s Holy week. The week God sent his one and only son for. The week Jesus died on the cross for the world, that whoever chooses to...

The last 48 hours have been a whirlwind. I’ve been reminded that life can change in an instant. We aren’t guaranteed tomorrow, or even...

I’ve been reading A.W. Tozer’s Pursuit of God. There is this one excerpt I keep circling back to. He writes, “It was Canon Holmes, of...

It’s become our tradition that New Year’s Day is reserved for taking the Christmas tree down, putting away the decorations, and getting...

Christmas is supposed to be the most “wonderful time" of year, but I’ve found the older I get, the more disillusioned I become. The...

Our family loves nature. When we lived in Maine our house was adjacent to a trail system. Most days you could find us out walking and...

My Sunday School lesson is on Noah this week. I teach 3, 4, and 5 year-olds, so we keep it pretty basic. As I’ve been prepping and...

As I’ve watched the news the past few weeks, I’ve been overwhelmed by the destruction, hate, and darkness. I’ve sat in tears reading the...

I’ve been reading Susie Larson’s Closer Than Your Next Breath. The question on the cover is, “Where is God when you need Him most? It’s...