Spring is here, y’all. Regardless of the snow on the ground after being in the 80s last week, spring is here. There are a few signs of it: fat Robins wobbling around, squirrels frisking at the park. And the return of the geese. Geese and I have a dislike-indifference relationship. I dislike them. They are…
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“Know Better, Do Better” Except When I Don’t Want To: Words of Hope For People Like Me
Hey, Friends! I hope you had a blessed Christmas and New Year. I intended to write a post at the end of 2020, but for whatever reason (purely psychological) I just didn’t. So here we go: with two kids in school and two learning online, I write again. It feels nice to start with a…
Climbing Off the High Horse and Onto the Altar: A Christian Perspective from an Unqualified White Woman
I’m swimming in it, guys. I know you are too. First it was COVID-19 and all the shifting and adjusting and crying. Today it is day 5 after the news about the killing of George Floyd and riots are raging in our backyard of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding areas. Everyone is screaming and those…
Your Soul Isn’t Quarantined: Living Free From the Condemnation of “Not Enough”
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 I’ve held off posting to the blog during COVID-19. I released one encouraging video on Instagram back at the beginning of this whole deal, but then remained pretty silent overall, only sharing personal stuff to my personal page. Because let’s…
Practical Faith: Ways to Share Peace in a Time of Uncertainty
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 I don’t even need to do a rundown with you about the last few days. You know. You’ve lived it. In our house it has looked like postponed performances after months…
The Doctor Is In: Why You Never Need to Doubt that God Cares
Please hear this: God’s love for you will bust down any and all obstacles to your heart. Removing a heart of stone and replacing it with a heart of flesh is no painless process. But He does it with a gentle tenacity. With a steady hand and unstoppable mercy.
Response and Responsibility
“God is just calling you to give it a shot.” Francis Chan I teach a great group of high school students every Sunday morning. We do a video based lesson and spend a lot of time in discussion. These past few Sundays we have been studying Francis Chan’s series Finding Truth. Francis has a lot…
Called to Love: Loving the People Who Don’t Deserve it
I’ve started thinking about it far too early. I know it’s coming. In a matter of months, some of my most beautiful, sensible, well-meaning friends will get their hackles up and then… Election time will be in full swing. I know. Maybe you don’t want to think about it yet. Made you look! Sorry. I…
3, 2, 1… Celebrating the New Day
Have you ever had someone you really wanted to talk to and your message was super important, then you got some terrible news about someone else and all of the sudden your news seemed… meh? That’s the position I am working from right now. Not that this post will be “meh,” but I have really…
God is Redeeming it All: Thanking God for the Broken Things
I live in a home of broken things. There are very few things of beauty or value that have crossed our threshold and not been chipped, shattered, or mangled in some way. The echo of my mother’s lament, this is why we can’t have nice things, reverberates in my head as I clean and prepare…
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