The Glorious Table is delighted to welcome Beth Guckenberger, author of multiple books including the recent Start with Amen: How I Learned to Surrender by Keeping the End in Mind, to the table today with a special mid-week devotional. Have you ever wasted time worrying about something that ended up working out just fine? I…
One of the benefits of homeschooling my kids is that once I’ve recognized my sanity is at the breaking point, I can spontaneously declare a field trip day. On one such day, when nothing seemed to be going well, we ended up at the zoo for the afternoon. It seemed all the baby animals were…
I have a dear friend who’s very difficult to encourage. Nothing I say, nothing I do has any lasting effect on her. I send her an encouraging note about what a great mom she is, and her response is self-deprecating. I send her a care package, and her thank you is flat. Our communication tends…
As I turned on the Spotify playlist, my eleven-year-old daughter rolled her eyes. “I had that song in my head all day yesterday!” I smiled. That’s exactly the point, I thought. She may not realize it, but I carefully choose each song in our morning playlist. I intend their messages to get into her head…
Not long ago I had dinner with a woman I admire. We’re remarkably similar in many ways—age, personality, upbringing, and even our hopes and dreams. She, however, is realizing her goals in much bigger ways than I am. She has become a bit of a role model for me, and I relished the time to…
“Make it your ambition to live a quiet and peaceful life.” ~1 Thessalonians 4:11 (paraphrased) When we first talked about doing a series on what the traditional church calendar identifies as Ordinary Time, I had no inkling of the longing that would accompany this season for me, of the way I would want to…