• love God more
    Sacred Moments

    When I love God more

    When I love God more, I love myself more. I love the image of God inside me. I even begin to love my inadequacies and limits and shortcomings because of the way they draw me back to him.

  • fighting for peace
    Where I Am

    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. 

  • For the Weary

    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
    Growing Together

    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
    Growing Together

    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.