21 11, 2017

When You Don’t Feel Thankful

By |2017-11-21T13:03:51+00:00November 21st, 2017|Thanksgiving|

This is a safe place, right? Well here's the deal: I genuinely want to jump into Thanksgiving with an overflowing heart of gratefulness. I really do. But one friend just buried her brother, another got laid off three days before Thanksgiving, and another [...]

12 10, 2017

How Do We Grow?

By |2017-10-12T10:03:18+00:00October 12th, 2017|Encouragement|

My eight-year-old daughter, Hallie, still can’t wrap her arms even halfway around the giant oak in our yard. Our little farmhouse was built in 1930—the first in this square mile—many, many moons ago. She looks like a pint-sized ant standing [...]

30 03, 2017

Hidden in Plain Sight

By |2017-03-30T11:43:56+00:00March 30th, 2017|Faith|

Have you ever acted like a total maniac while searching for "lost" sunglasses on your own head? Or a missing phone already pressed against your ear? Or misplaced keys that were camouflaged in your very hand? Well I have. Couch cushions [...]

17 02, 2017

Breaking the Assembly Line

By |2017-02-17T12:40:53+00:00February 17th, 2017|Inspiration|

Sometimes life feels less like a daring adventure and more like an assembly line. Wash the clothes. Pack the lunches. Make the deadline. Gas the car. Ride the treadmill. Scratch the to-do list. Buy the groceries. Wrangle the inbox. Change [...]

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