Mom-Life in a Pandemic + That’s Just Every Day! I thought my life was going to dramatically change this year. My youngest was heading off to kindergarten, and I was going to have 35 hours of uninterrupted single-minded brain activity a week where once I had zero. With all this newfound brain space (plus […]
Planning to finally sit down with your family and watch Disney’s Soul over Spring Break? It’s an intriguing new movie from Pixar Studios where end-of-life and after-life themes get wrapped up in a psychedelic-techno dream-like animated package suitable for a child. At least it’s supposed to be since it’s animated and it comes from Disney. […]
A faith that moves mountains willingly rejects current circumstances, disowns common sense in pursuit of beholding radical hope The stairwell was filled with raccoon droppings. We tip-toed around each one and made our way into the large steel-framed room that opened up near the bottom of the staircase. Letting our flashlight lead the way, […]
Jesus Goes to Great Lengths to Find Us “How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That he should give His only Son, To make a wretch His treasure.” -“How Deep the Father’s Love For Us” lyrics, Stuart Townend Finding Nemo is one of my personal favs in the […]
The Power of a Focus Word I first learned of the practice in my Mops group. A few years ago, we were led as a group through the process of individually choosing a focus word for the new year. In the last handful of Januaries since then, I have continued the practice of entering […]
With the world on pause… we’re witnessing the God who is not I came across a post about funny holiday cards this season. Breaking slightly from tradition, many felt an obligation to acknowledge this year as one like we’ve never experienced. Normally, I’m not a Christmas card sender (one less thing to stress about, […]
Back in January, at one of the very first opening Sundays of our new church plant, the kids and I didn’t know what to do with ourselves after the first service ended. Justin was staying for second service to lead the student ministry, and we hadn’t yet established a rhythm for our new Sunday routine. […]
December reflections for a holiday like no other “Every perfect gift is from God.” -James 1:17 If ever there was a time that our Christmas lists would look a little different, it seems this would be the year. When so much has been stripped away—the security of jobs, the simple pleasantries of dinners […]
“I’m Holding on Tight to You” “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” -Hebrews 13:8 Do you have a bear or stuffie that you sleep with every night? Chances are, that stuffie brings you a lot of comfort, doesn’t he? No matter what is going on in life, or whatever […]
My life was on overload like the clutter of my email inbox I can make anything about a checklist. A goal to accomplish. A race to be won. Currently, I am trying to get better about drinking water: the way I go about dehydrating myself throughout the day to push for one more […]
