I learned many years ago that resting well is not static. It’s a moving target, constantly evolving. For me, that’s what makes rest hard work. It requires attention, diligence and commitment to the ever changing seasons and chapters of …
Love, some say, is spelled time. I think it sometimes is. This fall I came across a story I knew I wanted to share this February as we prepare for Valentine’s Day. I found it in Greg …
This post comes from a Christmas Letter written 8 years ago when we were in the THICK of Calendar Overload. Noah (7) yelled wildly from our downstairs family room, “I found him. I found him!” “Who?” I …
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. John 11:5 These words (especially the first three), and the order in which they were written, leaped out and landed in my heart. Thud. I would have expected Mary, Martha’s sister, …
And a sword will pierce your own soul, too. Luke 2:35 That’s quite a prediction for a young teen who was up round-the-clock satisfying the hunger pains of the Son of God packaged as her new born babe. …
Christmas rest, at its best, might be found in the 12 Days of Christmas. It begins one week from today on December 26 and ends on January 6, the day commemorating the arrival of the Wise Men. …
Servant Leadership. It’s a relatively new buzz word in the church. This week I got a first-hand glimpse of it. My son, Sam, just finished Basic Combat Training with the Army, affectionately known as Boot Camp. During this …
For me, this is a season of no. It’s painful. Because of Joe’s post-op decline and second hospitalization, my life is full of many professional and personal no’s. I haven’t posted a new blog in eons. I …
The question at hand – How do I rest when the bottom falls out? Two truths will take us far. This week I have had to live them. Most of you know our son, Josh (20), is …
The question before us: Do men and women rest differently? Yes we do—just like men and women do just about everything differently. My husband, Tim, played an integral part in teaching me about rest. It was not an …
