America is Still Beautiful
We’ve had a lot of ugly days lately, America. This Fourth of July, let’s pause to consider how beautiful we still are!
Saying Goodbye to Cheese and Other Things
“We’re going to teach them how to say goodbye, say goodbye…” George Washington sings to Alexander Hamilton. It’s a beautiful song; I love the way it depicts Washington’s heart for […]
The Day After Easter
Here we are, the day after the highest holy day of them all. I hope yours was wonderful.
Coming down from Easter is not unlike coming down from other adrenaline-charged days full of expectation and emotion – whether magical or tragic days. The day after you get home from youth camp. The day after graduation. The day after you have a baby, the day after you turn 40, the day after surgery, the day after you get the call, the day after the funeral…
Our lives are fully punctuated by Days After.
Learning how to fold big days into normal life is a huge part of spiritual maturity. A few thoughts here on how to do that, taking Jesus’ lead…
FAQs of Spiritual Direction with Rachel
Where and when would we meet?We’d meet monthly (or at an interval of your choosing) for 1 hour, via Zoom or at my home in Franklin. What is a session […]
Life in the Potter’s Hands
If you were a piece of pottery, what would you be? Here’s a 10-minute imaginative exercise (devotional, spiritual reading, meditation, whatever you’d like to call it) to help you connect […]
On Waiting Until Things Get Back to Normal
“Waiting until this is over and we can get back to normal.” I’ve been using this kind of language a lot these days – how about you? It’s slowly occurring […]
Finding Value in Times of Pressure
It’s hard to describe exactly what’s going on these days. Have you been able to put into words the way the shelter-in-place is affecting you? All these terrible news reports […]
A few words about this space
Hi. I’m Rachel from Tennessee, a mid-forties mother of three learning how to live well in the long, loving gaze of God. Authentic relationships, listening well, and savoring Nature are […]
Advent Week 4: Love Has Come
It’s two days before Christmas, and I give up on finding the last-minute gifts. It is what it is. Now is the time to be enough and have enough. It […]
The second Week of Advent: Receiving the Unknown
There was the true Light which coming into the world enlightens every man. . He was in the world and the world was made through Him and the world did […]