This Mother’s Day…
This Mother's Day, I find my heart dwelling on the ways in which we who never knew the thrill, the pain, the fear, or the joy of the miracle of birth mother the children around us. As my 21-year-old...
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It was a dreary day driving out of Idaho... and then cold and blustery in Wyoming (and snowing!) But even in the midst of the clouds there were moments of blue skies and sunshine. I couldn't help but...
View ArticleNew Year, New Adventures
Everything is 2020! I'm so excited to have two new adventures I am embarking on this year--two new avenues I'll be keeping you up-to-date on as the days go by. So what's new? First... a lifetime dream...
View ArticleUn-Choosing Fatalism
When I was studying Appalachian culture in college, one debate we often had in our classes was about whether the Appalachian people were fatalistic in their worldview. As a twenty-something with a wide...
View ArticlePatience
Patience is an act of faith—a proclamation of trust—that God’s Will will be done in time. (Click to view video)
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Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay I’m back! It’s been more than a 18 months since I sat down and focused on writing. The pandemic struck and so many of the things that had always sustained me were...
View ArticleReplanted: A Reflection on Psalm 1
I know a thing or two about being replanted. A few years ago I made one of the hardest decisions of my life and followed God into the unknown. This unknown was Southern Idaho—maybe that doesn’t seem...
View ArticleA Little Less Than Divine: A Reflection on Psalm 8
A couple months ago, I was listening to an audio book about St. Francis in which the author discussed how monks in medieval times would have written. Unlike me, who jots my thoughts down on anything...
View ArticleHow Long: A Reflection on Psalm 62
I'm a middle child in birth order. I'm also an INFJ on the Myers Briggs Inventory. My Enneagram is 9. All of that means that I am hardwired to be a peacemaker. I hate conflict. When people are angry at...
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