“He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge …” psalm 91:4 i have been basking in this season of blessed life, all the more so because i know that, just as every cycle in life has a passing, these easier days will end and the difficult ones will [...]

it rarely happens these days: bryan leaving home with me snuggled deep under our duvet into the late hours of the weekend morning. when i finally stretched myself out of bed, restfully content with bedhead and the quiet of our condo, i could smell the trail of his cologne and it felt like he was [...]

the season of advent always brings with it an abundance of busyness, just prior to Christmas. there is the excitement of being with family, the stress of planning parties and making travel plans, and the comfort in decorating the home and cooking familiar meals. when i finally cross these tasks off my list, i like [...]

in an answer to several prayers (i guess even God kills two birds with one stone) bryan and i were invited to join a couples bible study at the end of the summer, where “newlyweds” of up to five years meet every other week to discuss scripture (1st john) as well as a spiritually themed [...]

“there is a way of perceiving that leads to cynicism and divisiveness, a closing off of possibility; and there is a way that leads to higher faith and love, to a higher and more fruitful outcome.” - cynthia bourgeault

you know those emotional movie scenes where you wonder, “how on earth did they get her to cry like that?” the plotline progresses and the lover or child or dog dies along the way. the camera zooms for the close up and the actor sheds big, clear beautiful drops that might as well be falling [...]