Yesterday afternoon the skies split open and rain spilled onto the streets. I drove home from a coffee shop barely able to see, windshield wipers swishing, and heart pounding, wondering if I'd make...
It’s here! Today Prayers for Peace of Mind finally comes into the world. This little book has been quietly growing behind the scenes for years—through scribbled prayers, early mornings, and the...
"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me." I’m a little girl standing in front of a wooden pew, hymnal in my hands, singing off-key. In the sincere sentiment of John Newton’s...
How are you? "I'm fine." It's the answer we often automatically give even when the reality is far different. Sometimes we're not fine. We're tired. Overwhelmed. Grieving. Confused. Frustrated. We're...
I take my seat at a coffee shop table on a lovely morning. Outside the birds are declaring love and war. The murmur of conversations and the scent of espresso surrounds me. I am here to work. Yet...
I still recall sitting in the front row of a conference years ago, quietly shaking in my cute red boots. They’re supposed to make me feel a bit more like a superhero, but they’re not working so well...
The phone rings. I say an innocent hello. Unexpected news fills my eyes with tears, my thoughts with fears, and the conversation with unanswerable questions. Have you ever gotten a call like this?...
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by everything that’s happening in our world? Yep, me too. One evening, I sat at my desk and tried to write encouraging words. My thoughts kept being interrupted by...
My parents tell the story of how I, at age five, climbed up a ladder and fearlessly jumped off a high diving board. I remember that moment—the smell of chlorine and sunscreen, the blue water beneath...
The holidays are a complicated season. Grief and gratitude. Joy and stress. Twinges of loneliness and moments of connection. In the middle of it all, I pray these words remind you of how much you're...