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Not My Child
In the face of brokenness, I take a deep breath. My heart is breaking as I try not to imagine the...
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How Full Is Your Bucket?
I am reminded of a wonderful book I read years ago entitled “How Full is Your Bucket?” by Tom Rath. The basic premise of this inspirational read is that each of us has a bucket that is being either filled or depleted as we engage the world.
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Shifted
And I did forget things. And my teaching wasn’t perfect. But God still moved and lives were still changed. I didn’t do my job perfectly…or even as well as I would have liked…but I was at rest on my insides, connected to God and connected to community. That is huge.
Becoming Beloved
I have known Aleta since our sons were starting middle school together more than 10 years ago. We...
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Rest In Peace
It’s that time of year again! A new school year, a new football season, and new demands being...
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Jump or Fry
I love the example Tim shares below of how a burning platform makes our choices clear. I am...
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Dear Future Me: on regret, memory, and keeping the record straight
Though Holly’s littlest bitty is now almost 5, her words here are timeless. As so many are on the...
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Happy Dependence Day
Every year we celebrate Independence Day, acknowledging the day we were able to stand on our own...
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When Dreams Don’t Come True
I still remember her slightly cynical giggle as she heard my story of adopting 3 children at once...
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100 Ways to Answer Your Prayers: God May Have Another Way
I have long been guilty of praying with a short list of potential outcomes in mind. It has only...
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Moments of BLESSing on Vacation
I struggle with enjoying what I am doing, when I am doing it – especially on vacation. I would love to savor moments, instead of spending so much time regretting what we didn’t do or wishing we had done something differently.
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The Fellowship of Faith
The older I get the more I realize that I need help to come through, I need my brothers and sisters to “spur me on” to play the part only I can play, to “give me courage” to embrace the cross, to know that I am his beloved, to trust God to come through in me and through me in the battles of life and ministry.
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