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One Door is Closing....And Another is About to Open
It’s graduation week for our daughter, Amelia. Weeks like this come with a lot of feelings. There is excitement, pride, and joy. She is ready for this next step and has worked hard over the years for the moment when the diploma will be placed in her hand. She has chosen a school that feels just right for her, and I can’t wait to see what the next years will hold. Intermingled with all that joy…
Return to Jesus is ON SALE for $1.99!
Hey friends! I am SO excited to let you know that the e-version of Return to Jesus is on sale through April 16 for JUST $1.99. This is such an incredible deal, I just had to share! Please pass along to anyone who you think may be blessed by this book. I am continuing to pray for all the readers and am so incredibly grateful for all the ways you support me. May God bless you and yours…
Today is Good Friday
Today is Good Friday. The day we remember the death of Jesus. God’s One and Only Son. Fully God and fully man. The sacrificial lamb whose death covers all of our sins. He was not of wealth or great social status. The company He chose to keep was less than desirable according to society’s standards. He was radical. He hung out with women and lepers and tax collectors and adulterers. The…
Thoughts from a Mom in Denial
I have been in denial. I didn’t know I was in denial until recently. I guess that’s how denial works… I’ve been going along, doing my thing (which is a lot of things in this stage of life) not thinking much about the fact that our second-born is a senior and the school year is ticking right along…and then it hit me. Hard. In a few short months, I will hear her name called. Amelia Anne…
Can Adults Still Play Tag? Or Hide-and-Go-Seek? I Think So.
I realized something the other day. Something profound, yet simple. I need more playfulness in my life. I am a silly person by nature – some may even say weird – in the most endearing way, of course. I like doing silly things. I like being playful. When my kids were young, playfulness arrived daily in an overabundance. From dress-up to hide-and-go-seek to making up funny songs in the…
It’s Not About the Shiny Stuff
Friends, So much of what we see on social media, especially this time of year, is the shiny stuff. It’s the freshly baked cookies and the images taken by the Christmas tree. It’s the matching pajamas and the immaculately decorated home. It’s another year of wonderful traditions and the twinkling lights covering the outside bushes and trim. It’s the pile of presents wrapped under the tree and…
A Season of Pain and Growth
This morning, while drinking my coffee, I looked at the items scattered across my kitchen island and was reminded of the goodness of God and the importance of community. A tray of gluten free chocolate brownies baked with extra chocolate chips sits next to the freshly baked gluten free bread loaf. Each of these gifts hand delivered from friends this week. Friends who showed up at my front door…
The Kindle Version of Return to Jesus is On Sale This Week for JUST $1.99 (and an excerpt from Chapter 9 for you to enjoy)
When I spend time with people who really know me and get me, with people who love me as I am, with people who have seen me in my highs and my lows and all the in-betweens, with people who don’t expect me to fulfill something that was never mine to fulfill, with people who I know will pray for me- and with me- my heart and soul are fed in a unique way. I can look them in the eye and say whatever…
I Am Not In a Crisis - I Am Sifting Through Midlife
I’m in a season of midlife sifting. It’s not a crisis. Crisis implies something bad is happening. And this isn’t bad. On the contrary, I believe it’s good. I’m in a season of life where I’m becoming increasingly aware of how quickly time passes. It’s a season of caring for both children and parents. It’s a season of hearing more of people I knew in college or high school who have…
I Met the Lord in These Waters
I met the Lord in these waters. Nearly every day when I was in Northern Michigan, I would float, weightless on the water. With my arms outstretched, I would feel the cool waves on my body as the warmth of the sun caressed my cheeks. I would talk to God and imagine Him holding me. I would release my cares and my concerns and my burdens and my gratitude and my hopes all up to Him. I imagined Him…
To Everything There is a Season - and This One is Exhausting
I’m exhausted. The kind of exhausted that you feel in your entire body. It’s head to toe to soul exhaustion. Part of the reason is that it’s May and May is just a wild ride from start to finish. Part of it is that I am working more than I ever have before. Part is that we have had a lot of out of town visitors. Part of it is that in a four week period, we had three weekends of theatre…
Return to Jesus Bonus Chapter is Available TODAY!
First off, thank you all so much for your support of my book Return to Jesus: An Invitation to Abide with Him in Every Beautiful, Stressful, or Tedious Moment. It’s hard to believe in a little less than one month, the book will be available to purchase at actual bookstores! Eeeeekk! As a thank you for all of your support, I have written a BONUS chapter that will be available to anyone who…
We Reside Here Together
Dear Reader, This post was originally shared on my Facebook Page Wednesday morning, and as I have tried to think of what to share on my Blog – I just keep coming back to these words….. I have not known how to respond, or what to say. I have attempted to create a space that is very neutral – where all are welcome. Where love and kindness and grace are the messages shared and spoken. The only…
The Holidays are Upon Us - And This Year, I am Saying No
Dear Reader, It’s hard to believe we are just a few days away from Halloween. It’s even harder to believe that the day after Halloween, Christmas commercials and shows will start to flood our screens. I don’t know about you, but I feel like the days are moving at a pace faster than my brain and heart are ready to accept. I feel like instead of walking, I am riding on a people mover that I never…
Leaning Into Imperfection
Dear Reader, It’s so hard, sometimes. The feeling of being pulled. The weight of the demands piling. Sometimes, I wonder if I can get it all done. If I can do what this day requires of me. Sometimes, it feels like I’m doing so many things, but I wonder if I’m really doing any of them well. Sometimes, I look around and see people who seem like they have it all together. They are always on…
Let’s Not Lose Sight of What Matters
Dear Reader, Tonight is debate night for the upcoming election and I am praying. There are very strong feelings about this election from both sides and I don’t want us to lose sight over the love we are called to show one another . Matthew 22:34-40 says:  Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.  One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this…
Dear Reader,
Yesterday, my husband received a text about my mother-in-law that made my heart sad. She is suffering from severe dementia and her decline is rapid. It’s hard when someone you love is slipping away. To know that they are no longer the version of themself they were the last time you saw them and that each and every day that version of themself is fading into something else. This is the story she…