Searching for Enough (March Verse—Psalm 92:1-5)

I’m part of a Women’s Bible Study this year called Faithful in the Mess. It’s a fitting title for this study on individuals in the book of Genesis, whose lives were indeed ...

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Lately || February 2024

It may be the shortest month, but this February felt long—partly for good reasons (a fun trip at the start of the month) and partly for not-so-good ones (pregnancy malaise combined with ...

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What I Learned This Winter About Blessings, Loss, and My Own Best Practices

I have been reflecting on what I’ve been learning in posts like this one for ten years—almost since the inception of this blog. Often the lessons come easily to me, leaping out ...

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28 Amazing Attributes of God to Cherish

I’ve been in a funk lately, with my moods and my energy not where I’d like them to be. Culture would tell me it’s time for some “me time” and self-pampering, and ...

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Surprise! Baby #4 Coming This August!

It was just before Christmas, and I was feeling off. My stomach had been a mess all week, I was more exhausted than I should have been, and—most notably—I’d been hormonal and ...

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Unconventional Love Stories

‘Tis the season for heart-shaped chocolates, crimson roses, stolen kisses, and crushes revealed: no doubt about it, love is in the air! I’m not opposed to a great romance (not the flash-in-the-pan, ...

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Acclaim–> Imitate –> Purpose (February Verse—Psalm 89:14-15)

I love to watch Kali as she watches Disney musicals on TV. She stares transfixed at the screen, studying the princesses’ every word and movement and downloading the details to memory for ...

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Ten Simple Things That Are Saving My Life This Winter

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, it means that you survived the month of January, and if your month was anything like mine, that’s a feat worth celebrating. This January brought all the ...

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Lately + January 2024

If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, I’m currently flying across the country on a plane headed for Orange County, California. It’s my first flight in nearly five years, my ...

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An Unmistakable Light (January Verse—1 John 1:5-7)

In the past few months our church’s weekly attendance has begun to outgrow our meeting space (a space that is less than two years old!). It’s a great problem to have, but ...

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