“Mom, look what I made,” our five-year-old exclaimed holding up a coloring page. “Wow! I love all the colors you used, but look you didn’t color over here,” I responded. Slowly, she turned the coloring book around and looked. “Mooommmm, you don’t have to fill every space.” As she moved on to another page, her
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Since the calendar turned to 2024, there’s been conversation and recognition that things feel strange…not just because it’s another leap year. The same two teams were in the Super Bowl as four years ago. That’s not the only parallel. It appears right now that the same two people are somehow going to be running against
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When we decorate for Christmas, it take a little…rearranging. We have to move things around just a bit in order to prepare room for our Christmas tree. We have to stash some mugs and plates in the garage to prepare room for the Christmas dishes. All of these preparations make room for our house to
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In the middle of yoga yesterday morning, I experience time slowing down. It was like I was moving in slow motion even though I was moving at the same speed of the people around me. Has that ever happened to you? This isn’t the first time this has happened to me. It’s happened at other
There’s something about summer that makes time stand still. There’s no rushing to school in the early morning. No afternoon push to get homework done. There’s time and space for lingering. Time to stop and watch the turtles as their heads pop out of the pond water. Time to hunt for toads and build toad
Once or twice a day, I find myself looking into the depths of the dishwasher wondering, “Is it full enough to run?” This calculation is actually pertinent because over the years with small children who help clear their plates, we are down to a single-digit number of forks. Although I haven’t run the dishwasher just
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We cling to hope – Even when the world seems hopeless. We rest in peace – Even when the world urges us to hustle and bustle. We find joy – Even when sorrow and sickness surround us. We bask in love – The love you sent to this world, In the form of the Christ
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This past year of ministry has been walking close to grief both personally and as I walk with so many people grieving the loss of loved ones, the loss of plans, and the loss of the way we lived before COVID. Although it may sound like a year filled with sadness, it has actually been
My morning meditation runs are usually at the same place and part of the trail runs behind the baseball fields on a narrow path between the scoreboard and the fence. A place where home runs are earned and points add up. As I was running this morning, I thought of all the things we keep
Last year during Advent, I released my first book called Morning Light and what I discovered was when you send the light out, light returns to you. My favorite reminder of this was the candles I received. These candles have anchored this past year reminding me that when we open ourselves to finding the light,
