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October 4, 2023

The Unwanted Nap

This past August, as the week of live classes at my first residency week for Renovare Institute of Spiritual Formation...

September 28, 2023

Facing the Gaps

There is a stunning and heartbreaking story that soberingly shows us what happens when we live our lives from a lie. It...

August 19, 2023

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

When our oldest three were toddlers, the dreaded moment came when every single one of them got sick at the same time...

August 2, 2023

Free to Forgive

I love how God leads us and guides us, don't you? He is continuing to invite me to lay down those things I am carrying...

July 20, 2023

Walled In

I spent some time on a silent retreat over the weekend at a beautiful, secluded retreat center. Spending time with God...

July 12, 2023

Confessions of a Recovering People-Pleaser

I am a recovering people-pleaser. I don't know about you, but I love when people approve of me. At times, I've found...

June 21, 2023

Is True Trust Possible?

I don't know about you, but I have found there are often repeated phrases in church that state how we should truly...

May 10, 2023

Soul Song

Sitting at the Holland Performing Arts Center, I become lost in the swells of the cello, imagining myself playing the...

April 9, 2023

Resurrection Sunday - Hope Exceeded

"On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the...

March 12, 2022

Disappointment to Deeper Intimacy (Soul Care Retreat transcript)

Sometimes we have a longing in our heart to grow to a deeper place with God but we aren’t really sure how to move...