Lent Love Series #1

Today begins my six-week "Lent Love" series entitled, "Come, Holy Spirit, Come." Instead of focusing on giving up something this year, I am in pursuit of a deeper experiences of the Divine working, loving, healing, and directing my path. For the next six weeks leading up to Easter, I want

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A Cure for the Winter Blues

Several years ago, I visited a special art exhibit of Pablo Picasso’s paintings in Paris. The show was curated around colors that reflected the artist’s mood and style during significant periods of his career. For example, the years 1901-1904 represented Picasso’s Blue Period. Every work of art was painted with

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Pray for an Epiphany

As a writer, I am always hoping and praying for an epiphany. Some new insight, a revelation of truth, maybe a spark of surprising creativity, but a divine jump taken in my faith journey would be the best. Epiphanies are divinely sent. Heaven waits for just the right moment.

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Exciting News!

I have some exciting news! I have a new book coming out this Fall: Soulfull, A Devotional for the Mind, Body and Spirit. It is the realization of a big dream of mine with lots of heart and prayers behind it. We all need hope—every single one of us, every

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Love is all and everything

Miroslav Volf, a professor and Christian theologian at Yale University, teaches a popular class entitled, “A Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters the Most” now a New York Times bestseller. Volf poses the question: What constitutes a worthy life and how do we go about accomplishing it. During

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Keep Pecking!

When I am feeling low on hope I go to the woods. Healing happens for me in nature. I am renewed by all the signs of redemption and hope found on a walk in the forest. This week did not disappoint. Who knew a Pileated woodpecker could say so much?

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Music heals

I made us a playlist, entitled, Live in Hope. I hope it brings you comfort, hope, even joy. I love the idea of us listening to the same music as a community, and our hearts finding healing together. Enjoy and pass along!

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Calling all Superheroes

I think we are all asking the question: Where do we go from here? It's the same question Jesus' closest friends must have asked themselves after Jesus was gone. In the midst of their painful grief, uncertainty about the world and genuine fear, Jesus' inner circle dug deep for the

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