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…
It is almost December, and the Christmas season approaches. While some people celebrate birthdays only on a single day, the actual day of birth, others I know love to celebrate for the entire birth month. The word Advent means the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. In various Church traditions, Advent is celebrated…
There is so much need in this world, and it feels heavy. A weight that far exceeds our capacity to meet. Requests and opportunities for support, many from important causes, fill our mailboxes and inboxes. How do we live generously, especially when we are struggling to keep our heads above water? As we journey towards…
Over time thank you can become a polite habit, a scripted response. Often the words thankful and grateful are used interchangeably. And in many ways, they represent the same idea. Yet these words are not the same; there is a subtle difference. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, thanks is an expression of gratitude, and gratitude…
