My tagline is Building a Legacy of Faith — and I truly believe that legacy is built one conversation at a time. Think about it. The faith that was passed to us didn't come from a perfectly curated social media feed. It came from kitchens that smelled like supper, from voices that asked "How was... Continue Reading →
Middle school is its own special kind of hard. I was still finding my way — new schools, new faces, trying to figure out where I fit. Even back then the groups formed quickly and the picking started just as fast. I didn't like it. Something in me just wanted everyone to get along. I... Continue Reading →
I used to tie myself in knots before every family gathering. The menu had to be right. The seating had to be right. The conversation had to stay in safe territory. I would spend days anticipating every possible tension and quietly maneuvering around it before anyone even walked through the door. If things stayed calm... Continue Reading →
I have a confession. Sometimes I open my Bible and just stare at it like it's going to talk first. Maybe you can relate. Life is loud. Our minds are full. And somewhere between the coffee cooling off and the to-do list multiplying, quiet time with God gets squeezed into something that barely counts. But... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but my motives are not always unmixed. I try to convince myself they are. I really do. But pride has a way of slipping in through the back door when I am not looking. And once it settles in, it affects everything. We are good at this, aren't we? Performing... Continue Reading →
Here is a new post I wrote for Arise Daily Devos. If you'd like to get a short devotional each day go to their website and follow them. My Dad truly scattered seed. I am thankful for his life and the quiet ways he planted. If we all scattered with our own unique gifts, what... Continue Reading →
Let me say something that might make you a little uncomfortable. Sometimes the hardest people to show mercy to are the ones sitting at our own dinner table. I'm not going to go deeper than that. I don't need to. Because somewhere in your heart, a face just appeared. A name. A situation that still... Continue Reading →
Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness "My mouth's so dry I can't even spit." Our youngest son was camping with his grandparents one weekend. He and his grandmother decided to take a little walk to a grocery store she remembered nearby. It turned out to be not nearly as close as she thought. By the time... Continue Reading →
Every few years, when I was growing up, we moved. New town. New school. New cafeteria where I didn't know a single face and had to figure out where to sit. If you had watched me walk down the hall, you might have called me meek. Head down. Quiet. Trying not to take up too... Continue Reading →
I recently had the joy of sitting down with Laurel Nicholson for The Death and Resurrection Podcast — and what a conversation it was! Laurel offers the first and only Christian End-of-Life Doula Training Program, and her heart for walking alongside people in life's most tender moments is truly beautiful. If you'd like to connect... Continue Reading →
