Around Mother’s Day, I tend to reflect when the kids were younger, and, this year, I had a giggle remembering when my youngest was 2 years old. He had decided that he was going to […]
What do you do when you don’t know what to do?
Right now, our world feels pretty crazy. It seems every day I read an article that says the exact opposite of what I read the day before. We have an invisible virus enemy. In the […]
Quick and Slow
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteous life God desires.” James […]
Panning Out and Living Ready
During the 1950s Cold War, the U.S. circulated civil defense DUCK AND COVER propaganda as a readiness measure should a nuclear attack occur. Duck and Cover drills were practiced in schools, instructing students to duck […]
Is It Possible to Turn Crisis into Opportunity?
Let’s be honest. This time of the COVID-19 pandemic has been very weird. Being home this much is…unnatural to most of us. Is there a way we can embrace this opportunity for spiritual growth? Could […]
Stress-Praying
During this stay at home order, I’ve joked to people that when I haven’t been stress-eating, I’ve been stress-buying. I’m “working” from home right now but most of my work has to be done in […]
How Will We Remember this Next Year?
Will it be a time of limitations, restrictions, confinement? Or will it be remembered as a time of realignment, intimacy, rest? I am one of these people who long for simpler times, though I love […]
Trust or Worry
I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food and the body more important […]
The Heart Behind the Mask
Face masks have taken on a whole new meaning recently. A few months ago, I remember searching at the store for a “good one”. One that offered anti-aging and that would take away my “designer […]
Interrupted
I’ve been attending a Bible study this year on my favorite book of the Bible – Acts. It begins with the resurrected Jesus promising the apostles that they will receive the Holy Spirit and be […]