Have you ever noticed how easy it is to put your life on layaway?Not intentionally, but emotionally. Mentally. Spiritually. Physically. We tell ourselves, I’ll breathe easier when… I’ll enjoy life...
Longing is not the problem. We were made to long. The Psalms are full of it—groaning for redemption, aching for breakthrough, asking God how long. Desire doesn’t make you ungrateful....
I don’t think most of us wake up intending to be distracted.It usually happens slowly. Quietly.A full mind. A buzzing phone. A list that never seems to end. And before...
His little hand tapped mine and his big eyes looked into my face.“Ma-ma… air-pane.”We stood there watching an airplane cut through the clouds, slow and steady across the sky.I took...
It’s wild how quickly the pressure creeps in this time of year.To manage everyone’s emotions.To fix what’s broken.To keep the peace, smooth the tension, hold all the pieces together, and...
Maybe the heaviness you’re feeling isn’t a sign that you’re falling apart…maybe it’s the grace of God showing you where you’ve been carrying life alone.Maybe it’s not weakness that’s surfacing—maybe...
There are a thousand ways we try to make our lives mean something. Through achievement, approval, progress, performance.We ache to know that our time here means something but the surest,...
Your mind is capable of coming up with a million different scenarios.Your body often wears itself out traveling down roads that you have no business being on—and there? You spend...
