Sabbath is the Hebrew word meaning “day of rest,” something modern Judeo-Christians do not typically observe. It’s a day set aside to honor the God of creation and Savior from slavery, and yet our current culture can’t seem to find the time. We live in a society of MORE. This summer I have found…
Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do is simply be present. While culture tells us our worth is in our productivity, it’s our presence that has power. And nothing shows love like the the offering of ourselves. It’s in this showing up for others that we might have the opportunity to do more…
What is it that you delight in? It sounds like the kind of poser I’d put on my Facebook page (as I often am inclined to do), engaging food for thought. But instead, this was the question that knocked the breath out of me a few weeks ago while I was writing the blog…
As of last week, my daughter now lives 3,000 miles away in New York City, so I am learning a whole new level of trust in God. I feel like Luigi in a Nintendo game, conquering one realm only to find myself on a more difficult one. Level up! My early years of video…
With the summer season approaching, I am reminded how sometimes when seasons change, the weather turns on a dime while other times the temperature is so gradual it’s almost imperceptible. Almost. The same is true in the seasons of our spiritual lives. Discerning the slight shifts in atmosphere has taken years, but with practice,…
Defeat can be excruciating, especially for the person whose identity is adhered to the their activity. When you believe your strength is the thing that is now gone, agonizing feelings of loss and grief come alongside the physical trauma of an accident. This was my head-space when injury claimed my athleticism. I felt as…
Out of the most difficult times have come the foundations of my faith. Without the strife of infertility, I might still be second guessing whether God exists. Without all-nighters nebulizing my asthmatic child, I might not believe prayer effective. You could say that these troublesome experiences were the fires that burnt away doubt, as…
Running a half marathon was a serious accomplishment for me (especially running it undertrained!), but it was nothing compared to the mountain that was ahead of me. Fitness began as a pain outlet for me (here’s the link to that “Marathon Mentality” post), but in a single conversation, I went from running to strengthening. …
The time has come to tell the stories of my fitness journey. Recently, I shared in a small group the “fun fact” that I once competed in body building. It drew a lot of attention with ahhhs and ooohs but, even all these years later, talking about it still brought my tears because of…
February 21, 2021 marks my first anniversary of blogging! The celebration is without cake and party hats but full of reflection and self-affirmations. One cannot commemorate a milestone without some applause! Think of how we gather around the highchair of our one-year-old singing songs and smiling praise! That is the feeling I have for…
