Ordinary is not a celebrated way of being in our society. There’s nothing about mundane that rings beautiful to our soul’s ears—not in a culture where success is measured by metrics like “up and to the right,” where bigger, faster, shinier is the unspoken mantra of our lives. We inhabit a world caught up withContinue reading “Discovering God in the Ordinary”
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What I Learned About Grief and Grace in 2024
Reviewing what turned out to be a challenging year mixed with highs and lows, I am looking back on the moments of grief that turned out to shape this year. I was reminded that grief has a way of carving out spaces in our hearts we didn’t know existed—spaces where sorrow and grace intertwine. HumanContinue reading “What I Learned About Grief and Grace in 2024”
An Early Start to Thanksgiving
I felt like having Thanksgiving early. It’s been a difficult year. This time twelve months ago, I sat in the emergency animal hospital, Terri by my side, our Baby D in my arms as we said our goodbyes. We didn’t know when we had Thanksgiving with our family a day later that it would beContinue reading “An Early Start to Thanksgiving”
