Apr 20, 2015 | Conversation, Faith, Other, Spiritual Formation, Trust in God
What Do I Believe, Anyway? After a late Sunday evening of pummeling rain and wind here on the East Coast, we woke up this Monday morning to sunshine. Thank you, rain showers, for washing away the pollen! A few weeks ago, during an interview, my soul felt as pummeled...
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,...
Feb 17, 2015 | Community, Conversation, HaveEyestoSee, Love 365, Practicing Love, Writing
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without...
Jan 19, 2015 | Bible Study, Faith, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, Trust in God
Prayer for Anxiety Be anxious for nothing.” -Philippians 4:6 A couple weeks ago, my daughter Brooke and I had a great conversation about the anxiety caused by being so hyper connected to the world at large and to the inner and outer worlds of a social network...
Nov 13, 2014 | Conversation, Identity, Life Coaching, Marriage and Family, Motherhood, Other, Parenting
The Quaker teacher, Douglas Steere, was fond of saying that “the ancient human question, ‘Who am I?’ leads inevitably to the equally important question, ‘Whose am I?’ for there is no self hood outside of relationship.” “When a woman becomes her own best friend...
