“It’s okay to be a glow stick; sometimes we need to break before we shine.” ~Anonymous The awesome thing about a glow stick is that it is small and unassuming until one defining moment. All it takes is a few snaps and a quick shake to release what is inside—a glowing light. Snap, snap,…
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” (Matt. 5:13 ESV) I grew up in the south. The southern part of New Jersey, that is. Many…
Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it.” (Luke 4:21 CEB) The summer after high school, I performed a concert for my church. For probably an hour on a Sunday evening, I sang and played the piano and gave some testimony. I thought I could sing like Sandi Patty. Reader, I could…
If you choose one habit for the new year, make it journaling. I know I’m biased in this exhortation, as writing expressively comes naturally for me. Words are my playground, and almost nothing brings me greater joy than stitching words across a page. Through every season of life, journaling has been not just a natural…
I define clutter as anything that continually gets out of control in my own home. Defining clutter this way has improved my home because this definition means clutter is no longer an ambiguous idea. I no longer need to evaluate each item in my home for its potential to be used in the future or…
It’s that time of year again; time to choose a word for the upcoming year. I’m not sure if having a word is as fashionable in 2022 as it was five or six years ago, but I appreciate the practice and intention. I’m sure everyone has their own method of choosing or discovering their word….