Guest post by Kelly Heuer Spring is in the air. It’s warm enough outside that my hoodie is more than enough insulation. Flowers aren’t yet blooming, but the plants to which they are attached are turning green. Parts of the lawn are stretching out and turning a lovely shade of not-brown-any-more. Birds are flitting wildly […]

Guest post by Rita Schulte The spiritual disciplines of silence and solitude provide a great place to learn to become a noticer. I call noticing an art because just like any other art, it takes deliberate and intentional practice. The key to entering into silence and solitude begins with a willingness to abandon all distractions. […]

How are you feeling about the path you’re walking? Are you walking quickly, trying to reach the end, or slowly and watchfully, taking it all in? What are your thoughts about where this path will lead? Are you fearful or excited about your destination?

What beauty might you be overlooking in your world today? What might you see if you look more closely, more carefully, more observantly? What might your senses catch, if you employ them all at once?

Guest post by Lisa Easterling One of the most difficult things I’ve had to do as a mother is watch my children agonize over the wait for the arrival of true love. It didn’t really help to tell them to hang in there, have faith, that God had the perfect person just for each of […]

Guest post by Shea Clarke “Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.” Herbert Ward When I think back over my childhood, I try hard to find something I can hold onto as a cherished good memory—something that can share with my own children about who their mother was. But there is not […]

Guest post by Kate Powers Some people call it luck. Others say “You are blessed”. I used to believe I had bad luck–or at least I knew I didn’t have good luck. It seemed Murphy’s Law ruled my life and if something could go wrong, or even if it couldn’t, it did. I struggled through […]

Guest post by Kelly Heuer What would say if I told you I saw a yellow dinosaur? How about if I told you that my cat talks to me? What if I were to announce that I am a ninja? Or, better yet, I am an acrobat from space in disguise and here on Earth […]

Have you ever found yourself pleading with God? Most of us would probably answer yes to that question, which is why I’m so glad my friend Janet Thompson’s new release is on this very subject. Face-to-Face with Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah: Pleading with God  the latest in her series of books designed for women to […]