what a difference a gelato makes
// on unplanned blessings in times of transition // When we returned from our recent trip to Europe, the question I kept getting was, “So, how was it?!” “It was the best of times;...
Tagged: wilderness
fighting the flaming arrows of the evil one
For so long I thought I had to be healed to help. That I had to have it all together before I could help others get it together. That I had to be completely...
Remember // Lent 2018 Week 4
I took this photo from my roofdeck a few years ago. Pretty spectacular stuff. There is no filter or editing done to it whatsoever. Just God’s beauty and wonder. It came after a night of...
Reveal // Lent 2018 Week 2
“You make beautiful things; You make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things; You make beautiful things out of us.” – Gungor, Beautiful Things A similar “desert” season to the one...
valentine’s day.
Today is Valentine’s Day. My Instagram feed is flooded with photos and videos of couples and gifts and flowers and all sorts of expressions of love. I’m sure yours is, too. And that’s great....
what am I doing with my life?
I love the mornings. The day is fresh. I am renewed. My energy is restored. As I walk down to the ocean, I feel a strange sense of peace wash over me. In the mornings...
everything is awesome.
I’m starting a 21-day challenge today (August 9-August 29). It’s a 2-step challenge. It goes a little something like this: Step 1: First thing in the morning, walk to the ocean and back. Step...
don’t waste the wilderness
I’m sure you’ve experienced a time in your life that seemed like a wilderness. A vast expanse of unknown outstretched before you. Long days of walking with no end in sight. Aching feet and tired eyes...
how do we measure success?
How do we measure success? A number in our bank account? A title on our office door? A picture-perfect Christmas card? From a young age, we are taught to measure. To count. To assign...
out of the wilderness
One may associate a “fast” with the word “desert.” And one may confuse the word “desert” with that of “wilderness.” I certainly felt as if I was entering a desert of sorts giving up – or...
