Devotional

I’ve asked God the question a lot lately, “Why do I have to walk this season alone?” Please do not mistake me, I have had some amazing people come alongside me in the aftermath of my divorce.  But this is still a hard season. This is a lonely season – this is Dr. Seuss’…

I heard these song lyrics the other day, and they struck a chord: “Been lookin’ for You in the still and safe But I feel You most in the wildest place.” (Rebels, Influence Music & Michael Ketterer) If you know me, you know I’ve always loved wild places — the farther from people, noise,…

“It feels like you’re just waiting.” It felt like an accusation, like there was something wrong with me.  It agitated me.  It angered me.  I wasn’t just waiting.  I was… But all the actions that I felt like I was doing would only prove to the speaker that I was just waiting.  I was waiting to heal.  I was waiting…

On a recent hike, conversation slowly fell away, and what remained was silence. A big part of hiking is noticing. It’s early January. Snow still lingers from the New Year’s Eve storm, untouched in places; smooth and white, unbroken by footprints. Evergreen rhododendron leaves push through it, dark and glossy against the pale ground. …

“Now this is what the Lord says— the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel— “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not…

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.  He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” (John 15:1-2) I was reminded of these verses and something I wrote last year while…

They say the way you spend your New Year’s is indicative to how your year will go. Last year on this day, I was alone in a rental cabin I had booked 2 hours away from home. I had called it a sabbatical – but it was really a last-ditch effort to finally quiet…

This has always driven me crazy: having fall and Christmas décor up at the same time. In previous years, I would have bent over backwards to get Christmas up and fall put away – dedicating an entire weekend to it, just to check the box off of my to-do list and get on to…

I am convinced, as of late, that if you want to come in contact with the Holy Spirit, go hang out in the vitamin aisle of Walmart.  He’s right there, between all our man-made ways of sustaining our health, waiting.  Ever find yourself in a conversation and feel like you missed the first half…

“Have you asked him for forgiveness?” I could feel the indignation, the self-righteous anger rising within me as I read the message. Me, ask him for forgiveness? I was the injured party! I wanted to scream and throw the phone across the room. Didn’t she know? Yet…  Yet, there was that still small voice…