My daughter and I designed a coloring page together back in 2023. It was fun to create AND we wanted to share it with people who would appreciate the message included in it. But life and busyness and procrastination happens. So now it’s 2 years later, and this little coloring page has surfaced again, and, well, it seems more relevant than ever. There’s a lot going on in our nation and in our world. I am very aware that there are groups of people who feel targeted, attacked, h

I meet with a small group of spiritual directors once a month over zoom for a time set aside to engage in a spiritual practice and then...

Recently, I’ve been pondering how Mary would have been impacted by the crucifixion. She is often overlooked in the faith traditions of which I’ve been a part. Yet as the mother of Jesus - the one who carried him in her womb for 9 months, the one who gave birth to him in a cave far from home, the one who nurtured and loved him as a little boy - I can’t help but to be curious about her perspective. What was she thinking when he was falsely accused & arrested like a dangerous cr

Years ago I heard bible teacher & author, Beth Moore, say that she often prays & asks the Lord to “delight her soul” when she is on a...

I've always had the desire to go deeper. To be curious about the why, how, and what of a story or another person’s experience. To...

I have been reflecting on this poem by Howard Thurman during this holiday season. May it be meaningful to you, well. I WILL LIGHT CANDLES THIS CHRISTMAS I will light candles this Christmas, Candles of joy despite all the sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch, Candles of courage for fears ever present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days, Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens, Candles of love to inspire all my living, Candles that will burn all year long. Ma

When my husband and I moved into our new house after getting married (about 12 and a half years ago – how time flies!), my mom insisted...

How do you cultivate hope when your heart is broken? When you’ve lost what is most dear to you? When the sadness is overwhelming? It might look like building a bridge. Perhaps a little like this bridge drawing pictured here. Bridges help us cross over a divide. They enable us to transition from one place to another. Transition is inherently a part of grief. It always involves an adjustment period, where we are saying good-bye to something or someone significant to us, and ge

“ You must continually let my love nourish your hearts. ” (John 15:9) These are life-giving words from The Passion Translation. Exactly what I needed to get a fresh perspective on what it means to abide in Christ. Nourish means to supply what is “necessary for life, health, and growth.” Just like we need water and nutrition to hydrate and feed our bodies, we need God’s love to nourish our souls. This is key to maintaining our spiritual health, to keep growing and becoming.

Today I am reminded: "In His light, we see light." Psalm 36:9 In His light, we see. Really see. And so I pray: Lord, give me eyes to see...

As we floated downstream on the river, I found myself relieved that the current seemed gentle and slow. We had never tried tandem...

I write my best words late at night. (At least I think I do!) The house is quiet, the kids are sleeping, it’s dark outside. And the...

I love this quote by Richard Foster: “God cares as much about the body as he does the soul, as much about the emotions as he does the spirit. The redemption that is in Jesus is total, involving every aspect of the person – body, soul, will, mind, emotions, spirit.” If only it was easier to live this out in daily life! So often my "big" emotions seem to get in the way. I’ve been noticing myself getting more stir crazy as the pandemic continues. My kids, who are especially bor

As I sat in the quiet stillness, listening, I was honestly not expecting to hear anything. My spiritual director - on the other side of...

There was a time when my paints remained unused. When my camera was shoved in a closet for months on end. When my sewing supplies &...

The Suscipe is a radical prayer written by St. Ignatius in the early sixteenth century. After contemplating the immeasurable love of...