• fighting for peace
    Ordinary Life

    Fighting for peace

    Oh how our minds, when left on their own, strive to control, to plan, to ruminate, to live anywhere but the present. Going to beautiful places will not do anything for us unless we change the landscape of our minds in midst of it all. 

  • Wholeness

    Our body is a holy place

    When it comes to trauma and the brain, God has hardwired our bodies for healing and restoration. He wired our nervous system for balance. This can be a very long process, and he enters into it with us.

  • understanding autistic behavior
    Family

    We’re all human

    What would it look like to step away from some of our social rules and give each other permission to just be human? After all, we're all trying to cope with the stress and overwhelm of life in the best way we can. What would it look like to…

  • Christian body scan
    Meditations

    It is good: a body scan meditation

    As faithful Christians, we are not called to escape from our bodies, or to shame them. Rather, we are called to live in harmony with our bodies and give thanks for this temporary place where our souls may dwell here on earth.

  • working mom guilt
    Family

    On working mom guilt

    It was a Monday morning. My 18 month old daughter cried extra hard when I said goodbye to her as she left with my husband for daycare. Feelings of guilt started rushing in as I watched them leave the driveway.

  • What faith is
    Wholeness

    What faith is

    Faith is one big trust-fall into the arms of a gracious Father whose steadfast love fills the hole in my heart so much so that I cannot help but believe its all true.