Who else could use some extra encouragement this month? (Raises hand.) Mark and I both got Covid and an upper respiratory infection on top of it. I’m writing this from a coffee shop after not being...
I’m staring at a screen as I sit in the big brown chair in our living room. On my computer is the face of a dear friend and colleague, someone I’ve worked closely with for almost a decade. I also...
We are all living a story today. A story crafted and told by the Author of heaven. The star-scatterer. The mountain-mover. The water-walker. It is a story of being brave and strong and true. A story...
Perhaps today you feel in a hurry to heal. Shouldn’t things be better by now? That’s an understandable question, especially when the place you’re in is hard and uncomfortable. You aren’t doing...
I once asked my grandmother, who recently turned 92, for her advice on life. Here's what she said... My grandmother is sitting at my kitchen table. I open a small book filled with questions about...
“Have you failed yet?” My friend and coach asks my workout partner and I this during an early morning session. We both shake our heads, “Then you’re not done.” We take turns adding more weight to...
Is this your story? Or the story of someone in your life? I want to hear about it! For so long, I thought being “good” was the goal. But sitting in a counselor’s office I realized that, for me,...
What does your soul need to hear when you're weary? I've rounded up quotes from some of my favorite voices that I hope will speak to you today too. Pause for a moment and let your heart be reminded...
I’ve said “I can’t do this” to myself thousands of times, in various situations, but they all seem to have this in common: they push me outside my comfort zone (especially as an introvert). Just...
In the beginning, God created pink flamingos and orange starfish, the bitterness of grapefruit and sweetness of honey, the thrill of sex and stillness of sleep, the smell of rainstorms and sound of...