Following My Curiosity In the midst of my overseas transition back to America, I’d picked up a few books on loss and grieving. One in particular continually referenced a spiritual director. I remember grabbing a sticky note and writing down ‘spiritual direction’ with a big question mark. I wanted to know who this mystery person was and what it was they did. It was in the questioning that my journey toward becoming a spiritual director…
Why is change so hard? Creatures of habit, creatures of comfort. We all know and resonate with those phrases. It’s comforting to predict the general outcome of our day. If we can anticipate an upcoming change and plan ahead so as not to upset the rhythm of our lives, then that means we have everything under control. Life is good, right? Practically speaking, habits make life easier, run smoothly, and give us that sense of…
Life is a story. Perhaps yours reads like a drama, or a historical account, maybe it feels like a self help or a how-to book, it may even be a great love story or a tale of adventure. Maybe you feel like you’re living a tragedy or divine comedy, perhaps a great escape. Stories reveal the environment that’s shaped us, our perspective of the world, and where God’s been present all along. In many ways, they…
Last year I provided an Advent practice of journaling with the words of Advent. This is a practice that I started a few years ago as a way to be intentional in this season. If you don’t know much about Advent or weren’t able to participate in last year’s practice you can view it here. This year I want to provide the same opportunity. I have put together a new list of words for those…
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 There is no end to the love created and exuding the Triune God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit A flowing…
