The irony is that when we hold happiness as the standard for relationships, we’re left empty.  But when we view holiness as the ultimate goal, we gain as a byproduct more than happiness; we gain a deep joy that abides independent of our circumstances.

What if roadblocks are actually grace meant to lead us into something more?

What if there's a sweetness hidden in life's bitter?  Pain was not a part of God's perfect plan, but He refuses to waste it.

Without the messy middle, we miss the beauty of the transformation.

Advent points to the Light coming into a season of darkness at its peak.

When you get past the exchange of information and the need-to-knows, and you get down into the things that matter, into the hopes and fears and worries and excitements.  That’s when you get down into the heart places.

Scarcity simply isn’t true with an infinite God, and only when we know that we’re enough in Him are we freed to give freely to others, to lift them up.

My collaboration with a leather goods small business and thoughts on how fun it is to watch your friends follow their dreams.

Words have power.  Which ones do we listen to?

This one simple change has brought a world of difference to my mornings.

Sometimes our own expectations for our lives come at the cost of blinding ourselves to the good gifts God has for us.  We have our death-grip locked around what we want or think we need, cutting off our ability to receive or even see the blessings God longs to give us.

Fear wants to make us live small lives.  But there's a better story waiting.

Though it’s rare to see while we are in the midst of a struggle, I’ve found that if you climb enough steps, you eventually reach a viewpoint that’s far enough removed to enable you to look back at the path you’ve just taken and to understand it.

My journey in starting a blog and learning to use my voice.