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A Year of Amazing Grace {with Guest Author, Allison K. Flexer}
Today, I’m honored to be hosting newly published author, Allison K. Flexer, who also happens to be a member of my online writing group, the Story Circle. While Allison’s book is a gift to the single...
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A Playdate with Poe
Gray low-hanging clouds block the blue and sunshine. The air is warm, but the violent wind hisses this won’t last long. It rips leaves from high branches and sends them flying. Down a hill and off the...
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Burn Out vs. Everlasting Light
I’m burned out again on man-made things, the light of screens that trigger something in my brain or my self-esteem and keep me up at night thinking, thinking, thinking, spinning in mental circles,...
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To Build a Castle: A Cinderella Pumpkin Patch Party and the Good Idea that...
Before you go thinking I’m the neighbor with the pumpkins still sitting on her porch come December, let me assure you that in the end this autumn story relates to the season at hand. My October baby...
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When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemon Bars
This holiday season, we were singing the “Twelve Days of Sickness” instead of the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” What started in mid-December with puke buckets and snot rags continued all season long and...
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Through Thorny Ways
{Gracia Rose turned two this week. I plan to post photos from this year’s party soon, but for now, here is a little background about her name and some recent reflections along with some pictures from...
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Turning Two: A Mini Coming of Age {A Peter Rabbit Party}
I’ve always called her my snuggle-bunny…a springtime baby who loves to curl up in your lap, put her thumb in her mouth and tuck her head into the crevice of your neck. But even the most gentle of...
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Stacking Stones {A Day in Sedona…with Video!}
We step out from under the canopy of trees to an open expanse of rock, a solid place to stand and admire the formations over our heads. At the side, creek water rolls over boulders and skitters...
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How God Comments on a Blog Post
I don’t expect much when I hit publish on a blog post. I know there’s a lot to read on the Internet and my writing takes a little longer to dig into than most. I’m just about as slow in writing social...
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Becoming Unshakable {A Guest Post}
Social media is a funny thing. It’s sort of like a party where you’re having one conversation and overhearing bits and pieces of other conversations nearby. Sometimes there’s so much chatter it’s hard...
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Relentless
On August 17, HelloMornings.org will release my 6-week study covering the 400-year saga of Israel’s downward spiral in the Book of Judges. Our story starts with a moment of crisis as Israel loses its...
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Little Boats that Sail Me to You
They bring in a boombox like a weapon to send us away. Speakers shout out ugly songs, more obnoxious than loud Hawaiian shirts. A twisted face. A gruff voice. Arms crossed. Cigarette smoke clouds our...
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I Tackled the Text, then the Text Tackled Me
{After months of intense work on this project, I’m thrilled to open the Relentless shop today! Get a copy for yourself, and better yet, join a HelloMornings group where my study will be featured August...
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An Epic Story…with a video introduction to #RelentlessStudy
I can’t express just how excited I am to have so many friends and soon to be friends joining me in going through Relentless and rooting out anything that competes with our devotion to the Lord. As we...
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New Directions {#RelentlessStudy Begins!}
When we experience loss, we tend to become more open to new directions and dreams. But in our mourning, we also become vulnerable to new dangers. As we begin the book of Judges, we find the nation of...
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What God Thinks of Scaredy-Cats {#RelentlessStudy}
She refused to saddle the carousel horse, and demanded I hold her as we spun around. She ran as fast as she could in the opposite direction when her big sister boarded the baby roller coaster. The...
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You Will Be with Me {A Reflection on the Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross}
Last week, several musicians, writers, and artists from my church gathered with our congregation on St. Patrick’s Day to share a contemplative selection of music and meditations in the tradition of...
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Coming Soon: The Yes Effect
After three years of hard work (and hardly writing here on the site), The Yes Effect is almost here! It’s been a privilege to work with missions strategist Luis Bush and the team at Moody Publishers to...
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Turning Burdens into Passions {The Yes Effect Book Now Available}
My name may be in small print on the cover, but my feelings for this book are BIG. I have been mentored by these stories since our interviews in Geneva, Switzerland, three years ago and as I’ve worked...
View ArticleBless the Mess: The Personal Psalm Thanksgiving Experience
Gratitude is not a platitude. It’s not just a warm fuzzy feeling we make ourselves put on at the end of November every year. It’s not just mugs of hot spiced cider, soft wool socks, or wood...
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