Sacred Connections

I spotted her at the bimonthly Food Truck night in our village’s small downtown. I wasn’t sure how to approach this student who I had come to know within the walls of the classrooms where I substitute teach. It’s a funny thing when we see people outside of our expected landscapes. We are reminded that […]

Long ago, my then young children were fascinated by the experience of watching a caterpillar transform into a butterfly. We bought the kit and watched the beauty of creation unfold. Initiatially, the “tent” holding the caterpillar hung in the corner of our kitchen. As we followed the instructions for nurturing this transition, time seemed to […]

No one can really prepare a parent for what to expect as you raise your kids. Sure, there are books and parent groups and mom conversations. However, every person has their own personality and every family its own dynamics. The influence of social media adds in a whole other layer of confusion and comparison. It’s […]

I never realized how much my picture wall could tether me. I lay in my recliner feeling emotionally and physically drained. It has been a long season of mixed emotions- gratefulness, joy, grief, and uncertainty. I recognize that life is like that. But today feels so heavy. I can do nothing but be still and […]

It’s so easy to forget there is a bigger context to what we see happening in our circumstances. It’s not surprising because we are human. That reality is both sacred and problematic (from a human perspective.) We long to be delivered from the confusion and chaos. They often feel like powerful waves overwhelming our physical […]