Encouragement from Home

three kids under the christmas tree

Of Mess and Magic

Before you gather with your loved ones this year, remind yourself that sometimes the most magical moments get their glimmer because of the mess.

Of Mess and Magic

Before you gather with your loved ones this year, remind yourself that sometimes the most magical moments get their glimmer because of the mess.

armchair in a living room next to coffee table with bible study items on it

Expectation in a Box of Tissues

During this season, I often need to get out of the house in order to get work done. If I’m home, the laundry or dishes stare at me, the closets...

Expectation in a Box of Tissues

During this season, I often need to get out of the house in order to get work done. If I’m home, the laundry or dishes stare at me, the closets...

Back to School....when you aren't a Pinterest Parent

Back to School....when you aren't a Pinterest P...

Somewhere along the line, I stopped comparing myself to other people. But DANGIT, now I have to fight the comparison between my actual self and my imaginary better self. This...

Back to School....when you aren't a Pinterest P...

Somewhere along the line, I stopped comparing myself to other people. But DANGIT, now I have to fight the comparison between my actual self and my imaginary better self. This...

bonfire on the beach with family

Good Gifts

I went for an evening beach-walk at low tide on night #2.  It had been a full day of writing, my body stiff from sitting.  Misty blue fog settled over...

Good Gifts

I went for an evening beach-walk at low tide on night #2.  It had been a full day of writing, my body stiff from sitting.  Misty blue fog settled over...

Restoration....and A Necessary Emptying

Restoration....and A Necessary Emptying

"... Being STILL is what enables us to truly know He is God, to know what “He is God” means in our day-to-day life, in our fears and our hopes...

Restoration....and A Necessary Emptying

"... Being STILL is what enables us to truly know He is God, to know what “He is God” means in our day-to-day life, in our fears and our hopes...

small house in a forest, lit from within

Dwelling Place

"I turned my back to the water view and began to head back to the house, keeping my eyes on the uneven ground below my flip flops so I wouldn’t...

Dwelling Place

"I turned my back to the water view and began to head back to the house, keeping my eyes on the uneven ground below my flip flops so I wouldn’t...