Finding God in the midst of real life.
Have you ever wondered if your presence makes a lasting difference? Can we really affect change in the world around us? (WATCH HERE…) Did your mom or dad ever tell you, “Leave it better than you found it”? In one way or another, I’m constantly telling my kids this. When we visit a friend’s house,…
You may have noticed semi-trucks with safety decals on the back of their trucks stating, “If you can’t see my mirrors, I can’t see you,” or “The No Zone,” with blue highlights of unsafe areas around the truck. They are designed to warn you of well-known, possibly deadly areas around their truck that they cannot…
I’ll suffice it to say that things have felt very uncertain around here lately. And for a girl who plans when she’s planning to buy her annual planner, that’s a shaky feeling. I like certainty. I enjoy predictability. I feel accomplished when everything goes according to plan. But I’ve discovered that if all we do…
Do you like to use coupons? Some people make it into a sport all its own. I don’t go hunting for them, but when they show up in my mailbox from my favorite store for my most-purchased items, that’s a game-changer. It’s amazing how these little slips of paper can save so much money! Let’s…
Do you ever struggle with feeling simply not enough? I’m in a season of living outside of my wheelhouse. Few things feel comfortable and ordinary at the moment, even the supposedly ordinary things. Much waiting is taking place. I await phone calls and emails that have life-changing potential. Online connections are much more than news-sharing…
Someone young and precious to me posted recently: “How do you know you’re in love?” Isn’t that a question we’ve all asked at one point or another? Is it mere attraction? Mutual enjoyment? Shared hopes and dreams? Falling in love with my (now) husband wasn’t difficult at all. As though he was on display for…
Have you ever had one of those bleh sort of days? When the mundane rules and the body moves slow and the cozy sounds delightful? It’s a bleh sort of day over here. No downer moods. Simply a sense of a low-key day. My body doesn’t feel energized. I’m a bit lethargic. It’s okay –…
Have you ever felt overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time? Overwhelmed with tasks. Underwhelmed by God’s presence. Perhaps this best sums up the past several months for me. Since October, a mere four months ago, we have been in an accident which totaled our car and led to the need for physical therapy since,…
Do you ever feel like an opportunity is too much work? Too many hurdles to overcome? It would be better to just skip? Maybe it’s just me. I knew days before that the meteor shower would happen in the wee hours on Friday morning. But the idea of rousing myself, much less my children, at…
I’m establishing a new normal today. For over 3 years, I’ve awoken before 5am on Saturday mornings, tossed on clothes, and headed out the door for coffee and writing. But last week we bought a new house! And with the move comes changes, like writing more at home. So I allowed myself an extra 15 minutes…