A bit weary after working too many long hours editing and writing, I decided I needed to give myself an extra day off. Most people have a go-to activity or two when they have a stretch of free time. They bake or go fishing. They shop or visit a museum. They set up model trains…
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather…
When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses. (Exodus 14:31 NLT) Sometimes God takes us out of our comfortable lives to show us how much we need…
Every summer of my childhood growing up in a coastal city, I spent many days coated in sunscreen and sand, swimming in water that made my lips turn blue. The plots of land near the water were only half-developed back then so we would park down random alleyways that had big sandlots where houses would…
Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? Like you’re a big disappointment to the people in your life or even to the people on the outskirts of your life? Like you can’t possibly be or do everything people want or need from you? I just finished watching Brené Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability” TED…
It’s funny how, in the most unexpected moments, we find ourselves spouting wisdom we didn’t know we possess. It’s as if we’re used by God as his mouthpiece when we least expect it. I’ve been thinking about these serendipitous moments since last week, after I took a walk by the beach with my overwhelmed friend,…