Holding our Breath The other day I was having coffee with a good friend and mentor, and she told me that lately she feels like she is constantly absorbing more: people’s struggles, their asks, and the steady stream of things to do. She’s realised that what...
I have a friend who enjoys putting puzzles together. She’s incredible. She has the patience to finish any puzzle she starts. She often talks about her puzzles, describing how much time she dedicates to completing them. Every piece is examined and set aside on the...
We’ve all been there. The job you thought was yours slips away. The marriage you prayed for falls apart. The dream you nurtured quietly in your heart never seems to take shape. Disappointment is such a universal experience that you almost wonder why it still...
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I remember one of my favorite things to say to my three older children when they were growing up was: "Be nice." Sometimes it felt nearly impossible to get through a day without a major crisis unfolding between two or all three of them. The oldest...
A poem about the grace of communion: Come, sit at the table, my friend I have something to tell you I know you're weary and need rest I know all that you've been through. On the table is some special bread And some very special wine It's not the type you can...
Some scriptures require a bigger ‘meditation’ response than others. The beatitudes are so countercultural that I have to let them sit in my mind, steeping, in order to receive and believe them. ‘Blessed are the merciful.’ In our urban, digital, cancel-culture, social keyboard warrior society,...
There aren’t many dates that stick out in my memory. I remember the usual birthdates of my children, husband, and family. Christmas and New Year are also easy to remember. But other dates, not so much. I won't remember the start of the new school year...
by Lisa-Mare Brown When my son was about 2 and half years old, our family decided that it was time for me to quit my job, and for my son and I to stay at home. It was a big decision, due to our lifestyle choices:...
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does...