Pursuing Faithfulness in the Little Things
January is a great time to reflect and reset. The Daniel Fast has been a way for me to do this over the past few years. This plan is a combination of physical and spiritual discipline designed to draw the one doing it closer to God. Different from traditional fasting by abstaining from meals, this fast abstains…
It’s just after Christmas and the bulk of the hustle and bustle has soared by in a blur of sprinkles and gift receipts. In this quiet, contemplative time before we enter the new year, I am thinking about my life, particularly about stewardship. Maybe you’re thinking about your life too. What are your dreams, hopes,…
This post is an update and remix of one I wrote last year about choosing an “un-resolution” instead of a New Year’s resolution. Good or bad, each year becomes a page in the tale of our lives. Decembers have a way of teaching us so much when we sit back quietly in their arms and reflect. Some…
My first grader is an active, rough-and-tumble imp who picks his nose and likes to pass gas as loudly as possible. He’s my youngest child, and my only son. Learning to navigate being a Boymom has been interesting because it is different than parenting girls in significant ways. Of course, all of my children were…
On Wednesday this week, heeding my predawn morning alarm was especially difficult. The past couple of weeks have been an exhausting whirlwind, containing too much running around and wildly inconsistent October weather. The shifting temperatures and wonky barometric pressure have rendered me a sniffly, wiped-out mess. However, it’s that time of year when I get…