Each email I send ends with Joyfully. To be completely honest, I don't always feel joyful when I'm writing emails. I like to-do lists and relieve stress when I can check items off it. Sending an email is often a quick way to shorten the list. But when I get to the end and type …
Let’s just admit it: this is not how we expected the Spring to be. We are separated from each other (6’ and no more than 10, please), but oddly together (thank you Zoom, Google Classroom, social media, email, phones). We are confined to our homes (I should really organize more) and with our families (forced …
Social distancing is not something that comes naturally to many people, though there are some benefits to staying at home with your family. Here's what I've come up with: 10. Family meals are a given, as long as you already had the ingredients in the pantry. 9. Fur babies rejoice that their humans are home all day …
This passage serves as a sort of permission slip to feel what we need to feel as we journey.
I see you. I see the way you speak words of encouragement and life into those around you. I see the way you lift others up when they are down. I see the way you struggle in a world that doesn't understand what it means to be a good man. I see you because I …
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His loves endures forever. ~Psalm 106:1 Throughout scripture, God calls us to give thanks. In the midst of our busy schedules, however, we don’t slow down and take the time to be obedient. The practice of daily gratitude journaling helps me be mindful of the truly …
I adore Christmas carols! I love the way they transport us into the story of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. They tell the story of God coming into the world through the Christ Child. We urge Him onward with "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus." We journey with Mary and Joseph …
