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Have you ever tried to figure out the rest of your life while sitting at the kitchen table? You start with one reasonable question. Should I make this change? Then suddenly you’re trying to determine where you should live, what your purpose is, whether you’ve wasted the last twenty years, what God wants you to […]

Have you ever had a feeling you couldn’t explain? Something inside you said, Don’t do that. Or perhaps it said, Call her. Go. Wait. This is right. You may have dismissed the feeling because it didn’t seem logical. I certainly did for much of my life. We’re taught to use our brains to make decisions. […]

Have you ever asked God for something, felt certain you were headed in the right direction, and then…nothing happened? No door opened. No answer arrived. No wonderful synchronicity appeared. You waited. And waited. Eventually, you started wondering whether anybody up there was listening. I’ve certainly wondered that myself. We humans like movement. Movement makes us […]

Why a Danish pastry isn’t really Danish I was traveling through Scandinavia when I learned something that stopped me mid-bite. The Danish pastry is not Danish. In Denmark, they do not call it that. They call it wienerbrød. Vienna bread. I asked about it, the way you do when you are somewhere new and everything […]

Are you ready for your next adventure? What’s the purpose of an adventure? It’s more than you think! Our life experiences shape us—mentally and physically. Practicing for a marathon changes our physical makeup so we can go the distance during that 26-mile trek. It also changes our mindset, often from day dreams to determination to […]

Background: Sir Roger Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who was the first person to break the 4-minute mile. At the time, popular thought was that such a feat was humanly impossible. He trained in rigorous circumstances, never wavering from his goal. It was even more inspiring to know he was doing this training […]

These words came to me in my quiet time recently. Even though I have made huge strides since my days as a spiritually-starved workaholic, I was reminded to be even more intentional in the daily actions I choose. Perhaps you are at the same crossroad in your life—busy “doing” and not “being.” May these gentle […]

Have you ever thought of your life as a garden? Sit with that idea for a moment. When you do, you’ll begin to see just how true it is. A thriving garden needs sunshine, water, nourishment, and regular care. It doesn’t flourish by accident — it grows because someone tends to it with intention. Your […]

Water. It doesn’t seem that important until you don’t have any! While farm life is fun, it does come with certain challenges. Such was the case this week when our pump stopped working . There was electricity to the well/pump, but the water tanks were empty, and that pesky red “fault” light was blinking! I […]

I remember my 30s and 40s well: I was working, raising children, and married to someone who often worked nights and weekends. I used to joke that I was a single mom with his paycheck. Life was incredibly busy and exhausting—physically, emotionally, and mentally.   Suffice it to say, if I were given the chance […]