Advice Shuts People Down. Stories Open People Up.
I find myself listening to Donald Miller’s podcast in which he plays an interview between guest correspondent Allison Trowbridge and Gina Bianchini, the founder and CEO of Mighty Networks and a pioneer in online community building. I’m learning all about building online communities, listening away with ease. And then Bianchini says something life-changing. As she’s […]
Letting Your Work Grow and Grow
This morning I recorded some new “The Verb” podcast episodes and begin planning some fall marketing strategies. After this, I answered emails from people needing information on using promotional material for Seated with Christ events and others requesting ordering in bulk information. One project—Seated with Christ—has grown and grown to the point where it’s become […]
Remember Faith
It’s silly, I know. I forget that I’m living by faith. When I cannot see the way ahead, I remember this is a life of faith. When I do not feel like I can love someone, I remember to love by faith. When I cannot find the motivation to do my work, I sit down […]
Never Observed By Me Before
Do you know how many things you’ve never actually observed with your own eyes before? It’s astonishing to think of the wonders of creation and how little we’ve actually seen first hand. It’s sublime to consider. Take, for example, the apricot tree that I find blossoming as I wash the soup pot. It’s blossoming! And […]
The Extra Water Worked
I return home to a blooming gardenia! The extra water worked.
Lower Ground
We return from high-altitude to low altitude, and we enjoy the change in pressure. I think about our sensitivity to certain environments and how we’re made to thrive in certain conditions. It’s fun to travel and fun to speak on big, high stages, but it’s not always what we’re made for. It’s often better for […]
What She Packed
Last night I hear a speaker, Beth Guckenberger, who spoke on something I had never thought about. After the account of exodus from slavery in Egypt, we read in Exodus 15:20 that “Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.” Beth set […]
Turning the Heart
In 1 Kings 8:58, we read this prayer: “May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors.” When I pray for my children, I pray God turns their hearts to Him always, that He prompts and enables obedience, and that they […]
A Family Blessing
This morning I read this blessing that I pray over my family from Psalm 115:14-15: May the Lord cause you to flourish, both you and your children.May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. What a simple but powerful blessing!
A Little Something
When I travel, I love to carry a little something from home to make a strange environment feel cozy. My favorite little something is a scent. I love spraying pillows and the air with a scent we use at home like lavender or citrus. My aunt just gave me the sweetest gift: a miniature jeweled […]