For the past few months, I have participated in an activity that is way out of my comfort zone: group journaling. Eleven friends and I chose a theme for our journals, completed five pages on that theme, and then passed them along each month to another participant. After one year, our journals will return to…
I stood at the used book sale table loaded with children’s books. In my hands was a Dr. Seuss book I had never seen before. I flipped open the first page and began reading. And kept going. Never has a children’s book stopped me in my tracks. I read the whole thing right then and…
The spring before my wedding, I bought a peony plant. I’ve always loved peonies, and I dreamed of clipping the beautiful blooms from my own front yard to arrange in my bridal bouquet. It was a symbol of the hope and joy that was coming. As I nurtured and cared for the plant in preparation,…
I feel like the year 2020 has given new dimensions to the term “desert season.” We use this phrase when we’re describing a time of transition or waiting or “the land between” progress and blessings. I’ve had these seasons throughout my life, as has pretty much everyone on the planet. Most of us just haven’t…
I have a confession. I have a brown thumb, not a green thumb. My gardening skills are never wildly successful, and my poor flowers tend to meet an untimely demise. I joke with my husband that I’m grateful my ability to keep our children healthy and thriving has no correlation to my ability to grow…
“And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8 NIV). Do you have a catchy email signature tagline? I recently spent some time coming up with a message sign off that was original, memorable, speaks to my work as a…