Epiphanies often happen when we recognize our placement in positions of limited power. Several years ago, I fell down the stairs. In an attempt to protect my wailing toddler who stood at the top, I attempted to carry him down to my bedroom. Unfortunately, in a surreal few seconds, I realized I missed a step. […]
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Why I Can Walk Slowly Toward God’s Answer
Those one on one conversations can be intimidating. Especially when you are talking to yourself. Recently, I have been doing a lot of reflecting. Not surprisingly, I am approaching a new landscape in my life. My youngest child will enter college in the fall. That reality challenges me to ask myself what I anticipate on […]
Helping Your Kids Define Success on Their Own Terms
As parents, we want “the best” for our children. The parenting journey consists of a path that involves an often zig zag trek forward as we stride the line between rescue and release. But what “the best” looks like may not be the same for every individual. Not even from the same family. All three […]
How I Savor the Beauty of Summer When Seasons Change
Although my camera captured the image, it remains etched in my mind. Standing in the parking lot as I prepared to leave my happy place, I gazed toward the beach scene below and across the way. The beauty of a late August sunset had emerged. Against the blue and orange watercolor-washed sky, I caught the […]
Recognizing Our Limited Vision in Seeing the Ways God is at Work
My human self longs to see God redeem according to my expectations. But that’s not how it works. And, even in the midst of all the questions, I am thankful. Lauren Winner, in her chapter on God as laboring woman, writes, ” When I think of the hard work of labor , i realize that […]
Resonating With Jesus and Holding the Tension of The Cup
“Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. Then he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain […]
