The other day, I received a call from a friend. She was in tears, overwhelmed with her to-do list—not just work stress, but also a kiddo struggling with mean girls, an aging mom needing rides to the doctor’s office, and a looming deadline for her writing. Worse, she felt guilty because she couldn’t figure out…
This summer was one for the books. From June until the end of August, I wasn’t home for longer than a week and a half at a time. Looking at the calendar for too long stressed me out, but I reminded myself that the things I chose to put on the calendar were all good…
When I ask someone how they’re doing, I can predict their answer. With almost exasperated pride, they invariably respond: “Busy!” It’s the answer I’m inclined to give myself, because what’s the alternative? I wonder what has made us so comfortable with a hurried life. What has made us believe that anything other than racing out…
“So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.” (1 Kings 3:9 NIV) A girl in the high school class I taught showed up one morning in a T-shirt that had Mickey Mouse emblazoned on the front. I paid it little attention. It never occurred to me that Mickey…
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and…
When I started working for the church, I joined the denominational health plan. And with that health plan comes a health tracking program, an online wellness program to help me be more healthy. We have workout and accountability groups. I have daily tidbits of knowledge about my body, daily reminders to move and care for…