The Heart’s Humble Quieting
When our heart posture aligns with his, beautiful moments of relationship arise. But we must first be open and willing to hear from him.
The Process of Restoration
Whole is my word for this year, a picture of completeness, a world and body unbroken, fullness, goodness, health, and peace. I had no idea it would be put to the test before I was even ready for it. My husband Eric and I were knocked down for six weeks in late fall by COVID,…
Love’s Ferocity
Almost nine months into marriage, I finally feel like I’m coming up for air. The months have swirled and surged, waves of adjustment rolling one after another, fighting the tide of learning to listen and placing my husband, Eric’s, needs in front of mine. Fresh into a new year, the first one where we are…
The God Who Fixes Broken Hearts
God’s goodness. In the depths of our being, do we believe that he really has good in store for our lives? What about those times when life feels anything but? When situations seem to show otherwise, how can we glean the good? This has been my quest: discovering God’s goodness in the land of the…
Blessed Silver Lining
Trail of rain pulls down the sky like tufts of seagrass before a storm. A shift in water’s hues—silver to steel to aqua. Drops fall through tree branches, splattering my porch roof, the yard. I tuck my arms into my sweatshirt, huddle my body warmth as close as possible. This is the underside of autumn,…
The Way of His World
In the beginning, God created. Artist’s soul attuned to string everything from nothing formed an idea in his head that gave him delight. A black and barren expanse mutely marked a starting point from which the Spirit hovered, wrinkling the waters, suspended in pregnant pause before the birth of what was to be. Clear, sharp,…