“Every Summer Has A Story” I saw those words printed beneath a beach painting: a woman sitting in the sand, gazing into the distance, lost in thoughts we’ll never know. The words stayed with me for days. Every season, every month, even...
Summer greetings! In this favorite season of mine, here's what I'm loving lately. Books: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. This amazing best-selling book is a hit in culture and in my book club. A perfect book for our times. Our group...
The first time I accidentally flipped my phone to selfie mode, I screamed. A tired middle‑aged woman had broken into my house and stolen my phone. Looking at myself from that perspective was and is brutal: all the flaws, wrinkles,...
Holy Week arrives with an invitation: to slow down, breathe deeply, observe its sacredness, and remember the grace of a Savior who changed everything. Grace isn’t just God’s benevolence; it’s His movement toward us. His willingness to step into our...
From the need of being praised, deliver me, Jesus. From the need of being honored, deliver me, Jesus. From the need of being preferred, deliver me, Jesus. From the need of being consulted, deliver me, Jesus. From the need of being approved, deliver me,...
Grace Upon Grace My word for 2026 is grace. It’s already just what I’ve needed in some complicated relational places in the first weeks of this new year: high doses of grace for others and extra for myself as my harshest...
For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. T.S. Eliot Happy New Year! I believe we’re allowed the whole month of January to say it, don’t you? We may be later in the month, but...
Hello! It is that time again for my annual favorites roundup. I read 68 books this year, but let’s be honest—no one has time for a list that long, so I’ve narrowed it down to my top 14. This year’s...
This Advent, the Lord keeps whispering the same gentle invitation He’s given me all year: stay near, hold fast. Abide. Nearly every day of 2025, I’ve written “abide” across the top of my journal as a quiet reminder to stay attached...
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ...