Potholed People in an Era of Mercy
On this first day of September, I say we celebrate enduring this past month. I don’t know about you, but in all her humidity and heat and storms, August has […]
All the clouds
All the clouds layer upon layer between the sun and here stacks and billows of rain and strange winds. Small windows of clear but always in the distance. The rain […]
New Beauty for the Anxious and Intimidated
A fresh thought for the morning: Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and […]
A Back-to-School Blessing + Free Prayer Guide
It’s time! Pencils sharpened, buses rolling, kids excited, lunch boxes… TBD. It’s also become back-to-school normal for us to gather with school families the night before the first day to pray for our […]
On Vocation and Motherhood: Lessons from the Mother of Moses
In a matter of days, my youngest starts kindergarten. Probably the biggest transition of her life to date. But I’m not worried one bit about her; I’m so thankful we […]
A Dress for Every Season
Navy silk, perfectly tailored A gift from my husband Bought for a time of rejoicing: the wedding of a dear little-sister-friend. And oh how beautifully the bride shone Surrounded […]
How to Live with the Unknowns
I keep coming back to these thoughts on HOW TO LIVE WITH THE UNKNOWNS, on how to hold questions in one hand and wisdom in the other. Turns out, both […]
A Letter to the Women, On Finding Your Place
Church can be complicated. It’s a place we go to feel at home, to find our place. Yet how many times have you walked into a gathering of the saints […]
On Being a Writer and a Daughter. Mostly a Daughter.
I can’t think of a purer Daddy-daughter moment: the unfettered joy of her wrinkled nose and full mouth, and the deep satisfaction of his father’s heart that’s even bigger than that […]