Many people would already consider my home to be minimalists. Books like The Cozy Minimalist from @thenester speak my love language. But the truth is, we aren’t minimalists by true definition. Instead, we are good at organizing and hiding our stuff. Like many people, we have closets and drawers filled with more things than we…
In December, I began to journal through Katy Epling’s devotional book Life on Purpose. While Advent was a focus for the holiday season, I also wanted to set my heart in the right direction for the new year. On day sixteen, Katy says, “Live the season God has you in, and keep planning for what’s…
Not one to usually seek out a ‘word’ for the new year when a word seemed to find me, I felt unprepared. Last year the word ‘abide’ keep showing up, knocking on the door until I recognized it and decided to sit with it for a while. Maybe ABIDE was my word for 2020? I…
If 2020 has taught us anything new, it is how little control we have in our lives. For me, this is a lesson that has served to confirm what Multiple Sclerosis had already begun to make a clear reality. Yet, while there is much out of our control, 2020 has also opened our eyes to…
For most, it seems that 2020 has been anything but hopeful, peaceful, joyful, or loving. This year has been full of unexpected circumstances, grief, racial unrest, political division, and so much loss. So much loss grieved. We do not always get the opportunity to decide our circumstances, yet we always get to determine how we…
“True Love was born in a stable.” This sign sits as a gentle reminder above the fireplace, and as I pause to reflect, the words of the song “When Love Came Down At Christmas Time” come pouring back. Looking at the Christmas Story, we don’t have to look hard to find true love. God sent…
