Helping you connect your faith with your real life
When it comes to people I see great big circles drawn on the ground. The circles have labels like pretty or smart or athletic. And sometimes the circles even overlap. Everyone that fits in their circle finds their place. Yet, I am left standing on the outside for one reason. I never fit into the
Life has changed quite a bit recently, and it can leave us feeling a bit lost. Here’s how to take the first steps to being found. Admit things are different I’ve been in a strange place. An unknowing place. Ironically, I originally typed unknown instead of unknowing…I don’t think that’s an accident. Because the truth
Life sometimes takes unexpected turns. Navigating those turns well can make all the difference. I never thought I’d be a stay at home mom. I went to school and got a few degrees because I wanted to work; I wanted to change the world. I was the kid that wrote a book about being the
When I first read You are Free by Rebekah Lyons I knew there were parts that would help you, things that would impact you in deep ways the way they impacted me. But I needed time. I needed time with those pieces. Time to let them sink and pick them up again. Time to turn them around and
It’s easy to love people when life is all rainbows and unicorns and relationships are flowers and x’s and o’s. But what about when real life hits? What about when you have disagreements or arguments or even fights? Is it even possible to love someone when they’ve hurt you and the chasm feels too wide to
I hope no one got the wrong idea in my last post. I think the New Year is great. I’m more of a New Year in September kind of person, after all I was a teacher. And I will still tell you my favorite part of teaching was getting everything ready for the new year. New
Right about now is when we start feeling the pressure. The endless to do lists filled with holiday happenings taunt us that we are never going to get it done. That we are never going to be enough. Whether the tree goes up weeks ahead in its Christmas glory or the night before with a
What do we do when life feels busy? How do we hold onto our faith when it seems like everything is chaotic? Finding peace is easier than we think. I had about twelve places to be. Or at least it felt that way. I had work to get done and dinner to make and I’m
I’ve never really understood sports. I get the concept of the games, but cheering for one side baffles me. Is that weird? I always seem to find myself wondering if I’m on the right side. My son plays basketball. It’s a rec team and every Saturday he faces off against a friend or two on
Our official spring cleaning may be coming to an end, but the real joy is just beginning. Now we get to move forward and live. It sounds easy in black and white, but it may feel anything but easy. Looking deep within is good for us. It’s good to see and reveal what’s been inside under an
