Category: Spirituality

Linger Longer

I spent a full two minutes observing this pinecone on my walk today. It was beautiful; the contrast between the light tips and the deep

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DOWNSHIFT

I read this book recently that presses the idea that having seasons of moving fast is fine, but that we need to make sure we

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Creating Space

I spent this morning with 7 friends creating space to reflect on 2016 and look ahead to 2017. We tapped into gratitude, grief, regret, hope,

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Doing Desolation Well

During one of the most spiritually dark times of my life, I felt like I didn’t know what to make of God. I couldn’t sense

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Waiting Well

I’m trying to wait well this Advent season. In my small group, we have looked at this theme of waiting and it has challenged me.

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Love Others, Hate Self?

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. As people of faith, we expect to see these

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A Makeover with Meaning

I visited my college roommate, Susie, last weekend and we gave her back deck a makeover. This space went from a plastic, dog-chewed wasteland to

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The Enemy of Fulfillment

The enemy of fulfillment is…. Instant gratification… that comes to us primarily through…. I hate to say it, but it’s true…. don’t write me off

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I look better in Idaho

Me modeling my “lake hair” with my kids teasing me behind the camera After returning from my vacation in Idaho, I had a thought that

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Say Yes, Dummy!

The text came from an old, dear friend out of the blue: “My daughter and I are going to Hawaii in 3 weeks, want to

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Whatever Works

It’s been a good parenting week. I got to share a meal in a restaurant with my son before seeing him perform in a jazz

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Take a nap

Well, you did it. Christmas happened; the gifts, the food, the guests, the cheer. Now for that wonderful and sometimes difficult let-down. This year, how

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Self-Care at Every Age

This is a picture of my step-father, Howard, just 3 weeks shy of his 80th birthday, waterskiing. Seeing him ski made us all whoop, cheer,

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Left-Handed Toilet

There’s a left-handed toilet in my new office. Never used one? This is what I experience; I’m sitting there—you know, on the toilet, reaching back

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