Apr 19, 2015 | Marriage and Family, Practicing Love, The Waiting Room, Waiting, Writing
I should have remembered, though, that the life of the spirit is never static. We’re born on one level, only to find some new struggle towards wholeness gestating within. That’s the sacred intent of life, of God—to move us continuously toward growth,...
Jan 24, 2015 | Achalasia, Faith, Other, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The 12 Practices, The Waiting Room, Trust in God, Waiting
A girl always feels better when she’s going home. I hope you feel better. I woke up this morning with one singular sentence on the tip of my tongue: Never underestimate the power of better.” Better, I thought. I haven’t given that word much thought....
Dec 11, 2014 | Achalasia, Bible Study, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Strength for Hard Times, The Waiting Room
So grateful for you. Today, I head off to UVA Medical for a test that I pray will be conclusive. I’ll be praying through this powerful psalm and including all of you in my prayers. God is our ever present help, isn’t he? Psalm 46 For the worship leader. A...
Oct 31, 2014 | Achalasia, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The Waiting Room, Trust in God, Waiting
It is in the arena of feelings that most of us get tossed around unwittingly. Sometimes feelings (especially those we label as ‘negative’) can be so powerful that we let them rule our lives. We tend to resist and push away the feelings we don’t want...
Sep 25, 2014 | Bible Study, Community, Conversation, Faith, Life Coaching, Practicing Love, The Waiting Room, Waiting
#One Sentence I can’t help myself today. I woke up with grand intentions to organize and schedule and write in the morning, because the afternoon is for seeing clients. I’m making progress, thankfully, yet get sidetracked by a few really great sentences....
Jul 31, 2014 | Other, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Identity, Life Coaching, Practicing Love, Prayer, The Waiting Room, Vision, Waiting
A Gift from the Sea: A More Peaceful Tempo In the 50th anniversary edition of Gift from the Sea, Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of author Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writes: “At whatever point one opens Gift from the Sea, to any chapter or any page, the author’s...
