Dominoes Have you ever started a project that seemed simple only to realize it was far more tangled than you thought? That was me this week, cleaning and organizing my kitchen. It began under the sink, where a few flower vases had taken[…]

Art Part 2 Art is one of the most universal ways we encounter meaning. It has the power to stop us in our tracks, stir emotions we can’t quite name and point us toward something beyond ourselves. Whether it’s the brushstrokes of a[…]

Art Part 1 Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to spend some time in New York City. I was traveling for work, and he was available to join me. In between meetings and meals with clients, we were able to carve[…]

Pruning As our first frost settles in, I’m keeping the gardening season going just a little longer through one more reflection. One of the hardest lessons for a gardener is pinching or pruning. It feels counterintuitive. You spend weeks nurturing delicate seedlings, watching[…]

Sleep Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard of The Chosen. While some fans can be a bit intense, I’ll admit that the show is powerful and beautifully done. This week, I was watching the last episode of the most[…]

Waste A couple of weeks ago in Leaves, we explored the ways we hide parts of ourselves, trying to cover what feels vulnerable or unworthy. Today, I want to come back to that idea but from a different angle because hiding only lasts[…]

Flames On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues[…]

Leaves At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. Genesis 3:7 There’s something hauntingly human about the way Adam and Eve responded to their failure. The moment[…]

Wonder When I was a child, I visited a large cavern system on a field trip. At the time, it felt like a grand adventure  of dark tunnels that seemed to go on forever, echoing chambers that carried every whisper and hidden turns[…]

Relationship Part 2 After last week’s post, I heard a few heartfelt questions: “But HOW do I actually build intimacy with God?”“What does it look like to spend time in His presence?” I love that question because the truth is He wants to[…]