The holiday season is here, in all of its merriment, brightness, and glory. The movies are on television, one right after the other, with classics like Home Alone, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and It’s a Wonderful Life. The radio stations are playing those timeless holiday tunes such as White Christmas, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, and Oh Holy Night…. Read More
Preparing for Advent
December 1st marks the beginning of one my most favorite times of year: Advent. Advent is the special time we, as Christians, spend in devotion and prayer to prepare our hearts for Christmas’ greatest gift: God’s Son; Jesus; Immanuel, ‘God with us.’ In this time of year, it’s very easy to get caught up in the shopping and wrapping, the… Read More
Grace Days
It’s a beautiful thing to look at the calendar and in the midst of all the appointments, meetings, and to-dos, see a tiny stretch of time where absolutely nothing is scheduled and nothing is expected. That’s what my calendar looks like for this coming week, thanks to the holiday, and I could not be more grateful. It’s been a wild… Read More
The Season of Thanks
If there’s one thing I love about November, it’s this: Thanksgiving. Nowadays, we jump right from Halloween into Christmas. Sure, we gather with loved ones for a Thanksgiving meal and football, and most of us enjoy a long weekend off work as part of the holiday, but do we really make time for this day set apart to focus on… Read More
Hello, 30!
The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. First there was The Influence Conference in Indianapolis (which I promise to write more about soon as there is so much goodness from that weekend to share). Then there was celebrating my best friend’s 30th birthday over dinner and Spartan football in town last weekend, immediately followed by a trip to… Read More
The End of Twenty-Something
I am officially one week away from turning thirty years old. Thirty. Which means that this coming week will be the last stretch of time I spend as a ‘twenty-something.’ As of Friday, I will join the band of other ‘thirty-somethings,’ a completely different category of people marked with their own set of meanings and milestones, as well as a… Read More
As Autumn Approaches
In just over a week, my absolute favorite season will officially be here. Autumn. Fall. Harvest-time. I have always loved autumn, and for a variety of reasons. For starters, school begins right before autumn, so I’ve always associated the season with fresh starts, new beginnings, and possibilities. Secondly, autumn is a season where we actually see and experience change, as… Read More
As Summer Winds Down
It is so hard for me to believe that next weekend is Labor Day weekend. LABOR DAY! Where, oh where, did the time go? It seems like only yesterday we were opening our up north abode and that I was writing about all the wonderful things to look forward to in this season. And now here I am, writing about… Read More
What’s Next
After this post, I’ll be breaking away for a couple of weeks from the blog. As much as I love to write here on a weekly basis, I am very excited to take a little siesta from the normal routine in order to celebrate and enjoy some upcoming things the hubby and I have been looking forward to all year. Monday, July… Read More
What I’m Learning this Summer
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the theme of this summer, for me, is “abiding.” Abiding in God, abiding in the things I’ve accomplished thus far, abiding in rest, abiding in relationships, and abiding in hope for whatever is to come next in my journey. As I allow my mind and heart remain still in this season, here is what I’m learning … Health,… Read More
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