While hastily folding clothes to toss into a donation pile, I found my mind drifting towards the thrill I once felt when purchasing these very same items I was now discarding. How had…

Thinking about my childhood Christmases is like slipping into a warm coat. I’m immediately met with comforting nostalgia. I had parents who went full throttle on decorating and the snowy mountains outside our…

Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. Who doesn’t love a season filled with beautiful lights, joyful music, festive gatherings, delicious food, and gifts under the tree? Everything about it feels…

What is your heart longing for? As a child, when the whisper of winter tickled my ears, the anticipation of snow days began to flow through my veins. Growing up in a city…

Ephesians 2:6 tells us, “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.” It’s a verse I’ve read countless times, but lately, it’s…

Are you a part of culture cancel? Those places where we erect stone walls when we are done casting them at people who are different from us? We do this to protect ourselves, …

In the Garden of Eden, God often asked Adam and Eve questions – not because He didn’t know the answers, but because He wanted them to pause and reflect. Each question was an…

Lessons from the Alabaster Jar (part 2) Don’t let your opinion of what others should or should not be doing send you into a spiral. About two months ago, I shared the story…

Even Jesus, before He stepped fully into His ministry, was led by the Spirit into the wilderness (Luke 4:1). Not by accident or punishment, but on purpose. And what did He find there?…

It’s not always easy to keep the compass of gratitude aligned with true North.  Our capitalistic society subjects us to a constant blitz that demands we discard the old, crave the best, and…