What’s Come Before Now
I bundled up in my winter coat and mittens for my walk across campus just now. It’s finally feeling like autumn! I scan the ground and sadly find no acorns; the ones I do find seem smaller than usual. Why no acorns? I learn that acorn production depends upon the previous spring and summer weather […]
Small Living
Two different people talk to me about Wendell Berry this weekend. I find myself in a long conversation about committing oneself fully to the land around you, to the small space in which God has placed you, to the local community right there. I think about my home in central Pennsylvania and my love of […]
The Pennsylvania Landscape
Under Construction for a Few Days
I’m updating my website with the genius help of Moody Publishers. If you don’t receive a blog post for the next few days, it’s because of this process. Sometime next week, the new site will be up and running, and you’ll receive daily blog posts as usual. I’m excited to show you the new look […]
Every Once in a While
It’s usually a bad thing to focus on sales, on awards, or on bestseller lists. I love how Moody Publishers always tells me to “focus on impact, not sales.” But every once in a while, I’ll get news of something fun, and last night, it was this! #1 on Amazon in my category! Even before […]
Not My Own
God continues to teach me about consecrating my life and living in complete surrender. This, of course, began years ago and culminated in a question I asked in Seated with Christ: Will I live the life God asks me to? But lately, the question arrives to my mind every new morning. Does this day belong […]
The Six Conversations Comes Out October 4th!!!
I’m so excited about The Six Conversations! I think you’ll love this book. It helps us all connect in loving ways through better conversations. You can order today through Moody Publishers or Amazon (or wherever books are sold). I can’t wait for you to read it!
What He Asks of You, He Provides
This morning, I hear Tara-Leigh Cobble mention something in her reflection on the sacrifices to the Lord in the book of Numbers. It’s simple. She says, “He provides all that He requires of us.” How wonderful! There’s nothing God will ask from us that He doesn’t also give us the grace, power, or provision to […]
Already Painted
It’s that time of year when I collect all the beautiful acorns to either paint or display just as they are. This time, I notice how nature already painted these for me. So many shade of browns and greens. I love all the shades and sizes I find. I admire their little hats, too.
Who I Was; What Jesus Did and Does; Who I Am; What I’m Doing
I often return to Ephesians 2:1-10 and sit with it a while. It’s such a great passage to memorize and dwell on during the day. It tells me who I was, what God did for me and continues to do, who I am now, and what I’m doing. Consider it afresh here: And you were […]