Sorry for the cut-off photo in the header and 5 1/2 months’ worth of missing posts. I went self-hosted, and all did not go according to plan! I’m working hard to get everything back to normal, but I’m not an…
Read MoreThese snippets from the Walt Whitman poem Song of the Open Road has been popularized by a recent car commercial: “Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before…
Read MoreBe Here Now. The Power of Now. The Naked Now. These books capture current popular thought about the importance of being present to your own life. I am a huge proponent of this idea; I’ve written multiple posts about becoming…
Read MoreThe more I learn and experience of the Enneagram of personality, the more I see the fallacy of many inspirational or motivational quotes. Like opinions, most of these quotes are not “one size fits all.” Instead, they tend to validate…
Read MoreMy husband recently asked me to write something for him because, as he put it, “I’m not good at that.” The response that flew out of my mouth surprised me: “You don’t get better at it by not doing it!”…
Read MoreI recommended a post-election emotional cleanse, and now that the holidays have passed, I recommend a post-holidays one, too. Because family dynamics are tricky, right? Being with family can be a joyful time of reliving cherished memories and creating new…
Read MoreI had a really painful relationship conflict earlier this year, and though I’m mostly over it, the sharp sting of it has been jabbing me at random in the last two weeks. The sadness comes screaming back in with startling…
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“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) I’ve heard several…
Read More“Awakening isn’t simple. What is simple is our part in it…You are not responsible for your own awakening. But it is a gift you can receive, and there are things you can do to increase that possibility. In any moment…
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Quick Start Guide to Centering Prayer
This short guide gives you the essentials for learning to be still and quiet before God so you can hear his voice and feel his love in a deeper way.
