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  • My Big Mouth and the trouble it brings.

    My Big Mouth and the trouble it brings.

    Have you ever said too much? Spoke too much?  Made something too much “about you“? Only to realize it way too late to backpedal, so now you have to double down and follow through—digging yourself into a deep, black, unforgiving hole? I am constantly disappointed by my own actions, and my innate need to overcompensate… Read more

  • You Can’t Say Yes to Everything: a short lesson on breathing and boundaries

    You Can’t Say Yes to Everything: a short lesson on breathing and boundaries

    Dear exhausted and overworked friend,  I know you mean well.  I know you have the best intentions.  I know you think that it’s just another “rough patch” and if you push through, there’ll be peace and rest on the other side.  I hate to be the one to tell you this, but there probably won’t… Read more

  • For Daniel: Year Three, I Love The Way

    For Daniel: Year Three, I Love The Way

    We were married last year. You promised some things, and I did too. There were words thrown around like “love” and “forever” and “yours” and “mine.” We swore to each other in front of friends, family and a few strangers that we would love and cherish each other until our very last breath. I didn’t… Read more

  • Blind faith is for the unsaved and unregenerate. 

    Blind faith is for the unsaved and unregenerate. 

    As Christians, our spiritual eyes have been opened and we have seen.  In fact, scripture says we have tasted and seen and we know that He is good.  He has shown Himself to us. Read more

  • When did we stop sharing news and start sharing bias?

    When did we stop sharing news and start sharing bias?

    Do I turn off the news and remain ignorant, but at peace? Or do I choke it down and work through the weeds; trying to make heads or tails of the tales I’m told, while also trying to remain untainted by someone else’s agenda? Read more

  • Diversity, Not Disunity

    Diversity, Not Disunity

    Brothers and sisters, instead of squabbling like siblings, we must seek to band together. The world is watching to see how we treat one another, as an indication of how we may treat them. Let us show them love.  Read more