Think of the last time you felt stressed. Maybe it happened in your car, your kitchen, a conversation, a waiting room, or while scrolling through your phone. Stress often rises when the outcome...
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Peace
A Three-Sentence Prayer that Helps When I’m Worrying
I’m driving on a beautiful afternoon, the leaves just beginning to turn gold, orange, and crimson. I have my favorite playlist on, snacks in my bag, and a weekend away with friends to anticipate....
Whatever Storm You’re Facing, You’re Not Alone
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...
I’ve been waiting to share this with you…
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...
What You Do (or Don’t Do) Today Doesn’t Determine Your Worth
Exciting news before today’s post! Are you a writer? I’m teaming up with Suzanne (Suzie) Eller to create a Write for Life Mastermind. It includes coaching, accountability, an exclusive curriculum,...
A New Perspective on Peace
The lights burn low in the sanctuary and the voices raise high. They echo off rafters and doors, then flow down the walls like a flood of so many waters. I close my eyes and listen, let my thoughts...
I Turn Forty Today
{my graphics are free goodies for you} My Aunt’s front yard had a tombstone in it. It sat not far from a white house almost one hundred years old, the kind with a broad porch and squeaky wood...
On Not Losing Heart
{my graphics are free goodies for you} Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let...
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All of Us
{my graphics are free goodies for you} We've read the story and know the scene. The unshowered shepherds with the wide-eyed flock around them. The shock then awe. The angels indescribable, declaring...
Defeating Fear and Worry
{my graphics are free goodies for you} When I’m afraid, my fists are clenched around all I have and everyone I love. I am the hoarder and the bodyguard. The seagull chorusing “mine, mine!” Gollum...