I find my natural tendency when I’m going through intense seasons or events is to push harder. Some part of me has been programed to believe the only way through difficult times is to ‘buck up.’ Ironically, this type of thinking has often led me to soul sucking, dreary places—so much for being ...
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When Saying Goodbye is a Gift
Recently, while visiting my hometown, I became like the people in movies and books who go back to the place they’re raised. I felt silly as we drove by my old house and my husband insisted we at least say hello to the newest owners working in the yard. I felt the familiar anxiety creep into my ...
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How Learning to Be Still is Countercultural
I find waiting and softness and quiet countercultural. We live in a system of hurry, hard, and loud. So very loud. Always there are things calling our names; the music, noise, videos and texts asking for our attention. But I find when we are with the noise too much, we also become noisy. ...
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In Which Your Everyday {Messy} Life is Beautiful
Recently, we heard some tragic news about another family. The kind of earth shattering news that makes you stop and look your loved ones in the eye and tell them you’re glad they’re here. And when you feel just a smidgen of their grief, your breath quickens a little and you realize the weight of ...
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How a Song Reminds Us to be Grateful
I’m a sucker for a good song. My sensitive, deep feeling self always takes note when I hear something particularly poignant.Recently a music video by Nichole Nordeman has been making the rounds on Facebook and social media. One of the verses goes like this:“Slow downWon’t you stay here a minute ...
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Rest Easy {You’re Loved No Matter What}
Have you experienced a person who is completely confident but also paradoxically humble? As though someone freed them up from the chains of insecurity and self-doubt? And as you sit there scratching your head, you may also wonder why they don’t have anything to prove.Here’s what I think happened, at ...
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