Some mornings, grace arrives on tiptoe with a warm cup of coffee, rather than in a grand gesture or a dramatic revelation. Greeting the morning stillness while watching the gentle steam rising from the coffee cup, as golden sunlight spills across the kitchen table, brings a sacred quiet to my soul. These small, ordinary moments are easy to overlook, yet…
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Finding God in a Cup of Coffee
Turning Toward the Light When Darkness Falls
September is a fun month of transition as autumn plays hide and seek amid summer’s long farewell. Over on Substack I wrote about this liminal space and how I navigate it. You can read the post HERE. One of my favorite aspects of September are the sunflowers. Vibrant and full of Joy, I consider them summer’s last smile, but even…
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The Patient Art of Becoming
While summer seems a season of vacationing, relaxed schedules, and outdoor activities, it also feels like the season of youth. Children’s chatter and laughter fill my neighborhood as their endless fun and curiosity spills over dancing on bare feet. Many of my walks have offered me the opportunity to catch excited conversations filled with dreams of “grown up days” as…
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When God Waits for You
One of my favorite times of the day is when I head out on my evening walk. Visiting our familiar haunts, my dog, Shalom and I wind our way through the neighborhood. We regularly meet other dogs and people enjoying the summer evenings. Most evenings I play a little game; better known as a beauty scavenger hunt. I believe God,…
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The Simplicity of Surrender
Always attentive to butterflies in our pollinator garden, when a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly glided by me as I waited for my dog, Shalom to finish her morning “sniffari”, I drew near it to watch. Captivated by the simplicity of surrender of these delicate beauties, I become mesmerized watching them on the gentle morning breeze. Yet there was something unusual about…
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Psalms of Lament: Our Refuge of Hope in Suffering
The news came on an otherwise cheerful morning. Having concluded my prayer and quiet time, I sat enjoying a few extra moments of peace before beginning my day. Bad news travels fast, and I would add, never comes by invitation. After laboring through a difficult conversation with a loved one, a familiar weariness creeped into my soul. Prolonged suffering, whether…
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Find the Comfort You Need Now
Such a small gesture, but the comfort went soul deep. Yet she was unaware that she was offering the comfort I desperately needed. In times of discouragement or relentless hardship, when you feel too empty to even pray, the Holy Spirit intercedes for you, helping you find the comfort you need. We develop our own self-soothing methods, some of which…
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The God Who Births Laughter
There is something about the belly laugh of a child. Infectious at its very nature, you join in even before you know the reason for their laughter. Soon your sides ache and tears cascade down your cheeks. Those moments are pure gold. Children laugh with abandon and little provocation. Yet as adults we view laughter as silliness, or worse, as…
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Wounds or Wonder, What’s Your Perspective?
I made an important discovery in a recent therapy session. One of many important discoveries along the way, this revelation was the piece (and peace) I needed at my current crossroads. Relentless at best, resolving and processing past trauma requires continued perspective shifts. I now stood at the crossroads of another perspective shift, continue the focus on wounds or shift…
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