Pace Yourself
Today I think about pacing ourselves in order to keep running the marathon that’s ahead of us–whatever that long stretch is in our own lives. We can slow down. We can pace ourselves. We have a lot of work left to do in our lives. We don’t have to do it all today. I’m not […]
Sitting Down with the Lord
A friend sent me a quote from Hannah Whitall Smith that I had never read before. (Thank you, Steve!) I just love it! I wish I had this quote when I wrote Seated with Christ because it conceptualizes so well my thoughts on Ephesians 2:6. The quote comes from a quote in Streams In The […]
Treats. Theatrics. Timers. Ugh!
I absolutely love teaching. It brings me so much joy! But every job contains elements of drudgery or downsides we must somehow manage. For me, it’s always been grading. I love helping students improve their writing—and I generally enjoying giving helpful feedback—but with so many students and so many essays to grade, the work feels […]
Cold and Wet
Today I walked around in the cold, wet neighborhood. I trudged through piles of cold, wet leaves on campus. It was cold. It was wet. I realized I don’t mind cold, and I don’t mind wet, but I don’t like cold, wet days at all. But the beauty of cold, wet, dreary days is that […]
Let the Writing Sit for a Bit
It’s always a good idea to let your writing sit for a few days to see what new ideas might form or new revision ideas might bubble to the surface. Let the text marinate without you for a while. You’ll find you wake up with an idea or you’ll remember something you wanted to add […]
Catch a Leaf, Make a Wish
Sometimes my daughter and I sit outside to catch leaves by the fire pit. It’s such a simple game from childhood. The leaves fall from the trees, and we run around and try to catch them. It’s remarkably difficult because they twist and turn in unpredictable ways. When I was little, we’d catch leaves and […]
Sweet Communion
I loved reading this from A.W. Tozer this morning about people who practice being in the presence of God: They know that something inside their hearts sees God. Even when they are compelled to withdraw their conscious attention in order to engage in earthly affairs, there is within them a secret communion always going on. […]
Final Days of Color
Time Management
Last night I listened to a wise man share his time management system. He blocks off his day into 30 minute segments, and week-by-week he fills in what he must do (work, sleeping, eating, appointments) and then what he wants to do (activities, projects, etc). I’m amazed at how much time he had leftover once […]
The Wonders of a Great Love
In a small moment in Psalm 17, David requests this of the Lord: Show me the wonders of your great love. I love that little prayer. What a wonderful thing to ask of the Lord today.