I’m sitting on a lovely little patio with an iced coffee and quinoa salad. Butterflies are dancing around the flower boxes and friends chat across plates of panini’s and homemade cookies. Henri Nouwen’s beautiful book, The Way of the Heart, is sitting open on my lap. It’s just what I need after this … [Read more...] about Solitude
Spiritual Growth
Let Go and Live
I’m reading through a book with a couple of friends that has been like a breath of fresh air in a life that can often feel noisy and distracting. It’s called Abundant Simplicity and was written by Jan Johnson. She encourages us to slow down and take a good look at our lives — how we spend our time, … [Read more...] about Let Go and Live
Where I Find My Worth
I struggle with self-worth. It's been a struggle for most of my life. But, I'm learning that I am more than who or what others think I am or believe me to be. In all honesty this is still something I struggle with today. It typically escalates when my depression or anxiety is affecting me. There … [Read more...] about Where I Find My Worth
Orientation of the Soul
Faith is an ongoing orientation of the soul towards God. -Brian Zahnd It was the beginning of December and I was getting the boys ready to go pick out our Christmas tree. My husband called and said he was leaving the office and we would meet him at the tree lot down the road. Of course we … [Read more...] about Orientation of the Soul
Search Me Lord
When I was a young girl, still sleeping across the hall from my parents, I had a love affair with my Bible. Every night under the dim light of my clip-on bed lamp I read from my NLT with the black leather cover and the silk ribbon down the middle. I underlined and highlighted and scribbled in the … [Read more...] about Search Me Lord
Shelley, 49, Educator
For most of my life, I felt less than. Especially when I compared myself to others (like I know I shouldn't). I was never one of the popular kids. I was bullied. I wasn't thin or strikingly beautiful like many of the other girls. I felt that I wasn't good enough or smart enough for anyone, let alone … [Read more...] about Shelley, 49, Educator
