Contem PLAY tion Along the way toward deepeningUnplugging from the machineTurning down the noiseLearning to cease fixing and problem-solving to listen longerBeing with, rather than doing for God ContemPLAYtion awaits This slow, solitary postureRests in … Read More
Appreciate | ap-pre-ci-ate
Appreciate This year beckons a move toward appreciation A steady, long-haulwhere value is forged over time Appreciate Through a tender lens of gratitudeWith intention to honor what isRecognition of full worth held with sacred regardforthis … Read More
My Evergreen
Sweet Soul, Did you know that come this Christmas, your very company is enough?You don’t need a spouse, kids, or extended family pouring into your home to be complete. Where you are, standing in your … Read More
Seeds of Hope
Let all those leaves fall awayNote seeds of Hope greet your feetTheir tiny helmets and shiny shellsA majestic oak waiting to become You are a leaf that matures and dances through the airFree from the … Read More
A Prayer for Peace
As you awaken to wanting moreNoted by deeper breathsTears of releaseWays to grow and speak your needsNotice your longing for congruent peace? A vast inhale nowSettle into your favorite cross-legged poseBreathe slowly, eyes closedExhale out … Read More
For the one who has a heart for Hospitality
For the one who has a heart for Hospitality Consider the times you experienced approachable hospitalityWas it the fine china? The meal? The immaculate home? Maybe Or, perhaps it was the way you felt in … Read More
Patient Energy
Patient Energy I wonder if the journey is about spending less energy onthe Miserablethe Betrayalthe Unmet Longings and more about investing patient energycaring about the One Who First Cared about you? Which is empowered byMercyLoveSpirit-breathed … Read More
Connection over Attention
Are you looking for attention or seeking connection?he asks gentlyDang it, JesusAin’t that the truth Suddenly, I am humbled to see all the ways I looked for attentionin role-assumingcare-takingcreating conflict for any type of intimacy … Read More
Hand-in-Hand
“We’re waiting for the street sweeper to come,” she squeezed her almost hip-high grandson’s hand.“It’s very exciting,” she looked at him as though they were about to board Disneyland’s most awaited ride. All during my … Read More