In times of difficulty and uncertainty, when circumstances are anywhere from wobbly to downright threatening, I've found God's peace by doing one of two things... Going higher, or going lower. Our circumstances are real, yes, but in our spirits we can access another elevation that helps carry us through the current circumstance. Picture a storm [...]
What's the meaning of your name? Do you resonate with that meaning? The name Rachel means "little lamb." A recent epiphany changed the way I relate to this Biblical name, and the way I see myself.
They talk about “in the trenches” of motherhood… well, ten years ago I was dug in deep. My boys were ages two and three. Full-time mothering had pushed me to the end of myself, body, soul and spirit. Jake, my second-born, had a way of putting me over the edge Every. Single. Day. Those years [...]
Many of us these days are naming the new year with a word unique to our season, desires, or goals for 2020. Maybe you know your word already, or not, or don’t subscribe to the trend – here’s another way to approach a guiding sentiment for the new year. What if you asked God: Who [...]
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 a few of my core values/fuels. As an Enneagram Four I'm learning to go lightly with my own rising and falling, and what a difference [...]
Morning comes and I strike a match to begin the day with an act of faith The small, silent flame my symbol of your existence. It’s been years now since this morning-time filled journal pages with questions answered, scriptures illumined, dreams interpreted, hope realized. So many words. It was easy then to believe you loved [...]
In the spring of 2020, I received my certification as a Spiritual Director. If your background touches any Catholic or Anglican traditions, you’ve likely heard of Spiritual Direction and things are clicking into place. If not, you might be puzzled as to why you’ve never heard of this. That was me just a few years ago, [...]
A helpful way of life has been making itself clear to me, and the more I chew on it, the more goodness I taste. Can I share this way with you? It's bringing me a freedom from anxiety and a joy in the present that until now has eluded me. Just about every good transformation [...]
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 is Sunday morning and the day is before us and all shall be well. All shall be well for there is more than enough. My [...]
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 not know Him. . He came to His own and those who were His own did not receive Him. We have the luxury of hindsight, [...]
Rachel Norris 