But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know…
I’m sitting in my dining room this morning as I write this. It might be my favorite room in our house because it’s the only one that stays clean. We recently moved to Korea, and have finally settled into an American-style home. I have decorated and made things as comfortable as I can for the…
What is the best gift you’ve ever received? Personally, I am surrounded by thoughtful and creative gift-givers. Receiving gifts is one of my love languages and one that I used to try to repress. I wrongly associated my delight in receiving gifts as self-focused instead of acknowledging that God had wired me to love getting…
Standing during worship, breathing out the words of Kristene DiMarco’s song “He’s in the Waiting” as a prayer of peace for my soul, I caught myself contemplating the past few years. I had recently left a position I loved to engage in a life I needed. Years of working a high-stress job had taken a…
Today I woke in pain again, after a fitful night of little sleep. This season of pain has been long. Beginning in sixth grade with a knee injury and then throughout my life, including at all major life events, I have dealt with this same nagging pain of severe osteoarthritis. Spending my first day of…
I love throw pillows. They’re unequivocally my favorite decor item. I like to change them out with the holidays and seasons to make my home feel more festive and cozy. I love building myself a pillow nest to snuggle up and watch movies. I’m pretty frugal, so I consider throw pillows an investment, and I…