Can you let go of your grip?
This week in yoga, I shared a verse that has become my life’s mantra. Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 As a recovering control freak, stillness is where I’ve begun to find healing after years of […]
Life
I’ll stop when…
As the pace of life has been picking back up, I’m having a hard time slowing down.I tell myself I’ll stop to rest when… the work is done everyone’s needs are met my list is totally checked off I meet […]
Our need for acceptance
In these uncertain times, a peculiar thing has begun to happen to me. It’s not a new sensation, but something that seems to rise up in me when things don’t feel stabile. I’ve definitely encountered it in other uncertain times […]
Created to reflect love
As you move through your week, I pray you are reminded that God has specifically and uniquely crafted you to reflect His love, right where you are. On purpose and for a purpose. I’ve been clinging to this promise lately […]
Daughter, I want to be more like you
When you come downstairs, dressed for the day, all I can do is smile and think, “I want to be more like you.” Plaid tights, sparkly tutu, flower shirt and wild, crazy hair. You are beautiful, untamed, open-hearted and totally […]
Inexhaustible compassion
Last week I hit a wall of weariness, and today I felt the sunshine stream through the window and warm my face. In a season where so many of us feel the darkness of exhaustion, the new morning sun reminds […]
Today is cancelled
I woke up Monday and realized I needed to cancel the day because I just couldn’t. This felt weird because typically, I have an enormous amount of willpower but at the same time it felt right because my heart was […]
Waiting is hard…
I’m getting so tired of waiting. Anyone else?? Last weekend I thought the “stay-at-home order” would lift and change but come Monday, for our little city, it didn’t. And I felt hope slowly whistle out of my heart, like a deflated balloon. […]
What does your new normal look like?
Today I’ve been thinking a lot about courage. This word keeps popping into my head, so like the scholar I am, I stopped to Google it. If you could see my workspace, you would find toys in place of books, a […]
The darkness will not overcome it
I cannot believe we are in the week of Easter. This week feels surreal and heavy with the weight of unmet expectations for me and my family. When I envisioned this weekend I thought the stay-at-home order would be lifted. I […]
