HOW WELL ARE WE LISTENING?

Jun 10, 2020 | Blog

How well are we listening right now, friend? And to be clear, when I say WE I mostly mean ME. At the cusp of 2020, when the year ahead was brimming with potential and promise, I declared my “one word” for the year to be “LISTEN”. I had no clue. Today, the tragedies of...

WHEN LIGHTHOUSES SHINE BRIGHTEST

May 27, 2020 | Blog

What’s on your mind these days? Personally, I can’t stop thinking about lighthouses. Maybe it’s because I’m craving the ocean and traveling is not an option right now, or maybe it’s because it’s the one-year birthday of my novel, The Lighthouse Baby,...

HOW TO FIND JOY THIS MOTHER’S DAY

May 7, 2020 | Blog

How are you doing these days, friend? It seems while we are in this surreal COVID crisis focusing on masks and hand-washing and social distancing, our Mother’s Day has snuck up on us and we’re really not sure what to do with it. Isolate and celebrate? Is that a thing?...

SIMPLE PLEASURES: BOOKS & BAKING

Apr 23, 2020 | Blog

I just broke a mug. It slipped from my hand into the dishwasher and smashed. I have a teeny-tiny cut on my finger to prove it. Just a one-second lapse in concentration, that’s all it took to break into pieces. I wonder if that’s how many of us are feeling right...

EASTER SOLITUDE & SACRIFICE

Apr 8, 2020 | Blog

This Holy Week is a little different, isn’t it? Usually, most of us are busy shopping and meal planning for our big Easter dinner with extended family and friends, or we’re planning to be away for the long weekend, or making sure our people have appropriate Easter...

THIS IS OUR MOUNTAIN TIME…

Mar 18, 2020 | Blog

Hey, friend, how are you holding up? I’m guessing you are at home—feeling a little wonky and needing a little encouragement. In this week of crazy pandemic-panic, I want to offer you a virtual hug and whisper words of peace. I also want to share what God has set on my...