when it’s all just too much
It doesn’t only happen during years when there’s a pandemic. Or murder hornets. Or fraught elections and let’s not even […]
something more beautiful
Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the […]
grace is here
There’s a woodpecker out there in the wood that lines my backyard. I’ve been hearing him for a week now, […]
in this place
Before the hush of Christmas Eve waiting, Before we gather for celebrating, Before the rush of last-minute shopping, May we […]
happy advent
The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel […]
more than just shopping and wrapping (10 ideas for a blessed Advent)
Advent is almost here. The four weeks leading up to Christmas, during which Christians wait for the birth of the […]
simply here
Not fretting about the future. Not regretting the past. Not wondering or worrying about tomorrow or next week or whether […]
how to focus in a world that distracts
We’ve all been there. Ready to sit down and work and focus and concentrate on that ONE THING that we’ve […]
the joy that surrounds us
Joy. It’s that elusive something that we’re all sort of wanting to find, wanting to hold, wanting to keep close […]
earth crammed with heaven
It’s so easy to see the large times, the big things. The over-the-top sunrise that knocks you upside the head […]