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,…
I am exhausted from the weight of the world’s expectations, and from the effort of standing up under them. From stamping down the constant noise, the clamoring, the consistent hum of anxiety vibrating through my very soul on a daily basis. It’s so much. It’s too much. It’s pervasive. And some days, I feel physically…
Running was once a large part of my life. Not in the way it is for the people who line the backs of their vehicles with stickers proudly declaring the length of their latest marathon or who rise early in the morning to train for the next, but in the sense that it was part…
I fell in love with whales in Nova Scotia. We took one of my dream trips that summer, driving from Boston to Nova Scotia and all around that wild, wonder-filled maritime province of Canada. It’s still my favorite place of all. I booked a boat tour on the Bay of Fundy, excited at the possibility…
“But the king replied to Araunah, ‘No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing’” (2 Samuel 24:24 NIV). My pastor preached on this verse a few weeks ago. The story goes like this: King David, the man after God’s own heart, made…
“Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’ whether to the right or to the left.” (Isaiah 30:21 NLT) It was the perfect house. My husband and I always dreamed of living in a historic home in Old Town, close to restaurants, shops,…