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Certain words are both so common and at the same time so profound that they seem almost indescribable. These are words you know best through experience. Grace is one of those words. Our goal here is to consider how living into the word grace could help us grow in faith. Here are at least four ways we can experience grace: Grace is love. “The Lord longs to be gracious to you.” (Isa 30:18) God’s gracious longing to love us runs throughout the Bible. In the beginning, God was ev

They left a nightlight in the bathroom of the rental we stayed in recently. I notice things like that and find such gestures very thoughtful. We need light. If you wake up in the dark in a strange place and try to find your way, you will bump into the truth, into reality. It may feel like a stubbed toe in the morning. Light brings clarity. It helps us see what is really there. Of course, you need to look. How often do we not see what’s right in front of us? “What do you want?

To linger is to continue or stay longer. To linger is to lengthen your attention, focus, or experience. I love the word linger. Your...

“Your life is a sacred journey…You are on the path…exactly where you are meant to be right now.” Caroline Adams Miller Before I even knew what was happening, my story began. I entered this world on a cold winter day in Minnesota. Since then, my mom told me that on the day I was born, she looked at me and said, "She looks like a Pam." Suddenly, I had a name. Of course, I have no memory of that. If I wanted to tell you my story, I might start from a different vantage point,

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved" Victor Hugo I enjoy a good mystery story. I like seeing how...

A friend forwarded me a photo of her 6-month-old daughter. It got me thinking about my daughter and son when they were that age. I remember all the things that came with parenting a baby; chief among them was wondering what to do, when to do it, and wanting more than anything to do it well. By some great miracle, my son and my daughter were depending on me! One scary thing you realize as a parent is that your children are always watching you. You don’t need Instagram to know

“The best journey takes you home.”* Home. The word itself seems to call out to us. It’s good to be home. Home is the place where you...

The sound of silence is growing at our house as our children are becoming young adults. One of the things I sometimes miss is the sound of their voice - the giggles and squeals of delight when they were little. Come to think of it, there are other voices I miss as well, such as my grandmother, who has gone on to heaven, and a friend who has moved to another part of the country. Sometimes I think of my grandmother and wonder what she would say if we could sit down together for

“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” Jill Churchill I was at a school event last weekend for mothers and sons. Junior and senior high school boys were invited to attend with their moms. We all dressed up and shared a lovely and meaningful time together. Toward the end of the event, we watched a video that made us cry as each senior son appeared in a video clip sharing what they had learned from their mom. The variety of answers was str

I have found, time and time again, that I am my best self when I'm slow on the inside. I am not really sure what it looks like on the...

There is something that I sometimes forget. There is something that I wish everyone knew. There is something that is so simple and yet so profound that I have a sense that if I really believed it and lived like I did, everything would be different. What is it? A little phrase in a Christmas Carol captures it: God is pleased with us in flesh to dwell.* We all need to be told and to know that God loves us but do you know that God is also pleased with you? God likes you. Love is

I was sifting through some things in my desk drawer and discovered a small, flat rock. I immediately picked it up. Small stones are a...

“Knowledge of fact may inspire pride and arrogance; wisdom makes for understanding and humility.” Howard Thurman I read a story from...

I was out on a morning walk the other day when a young girl caught my attention. She skipped to the end of the sidewalk and then paused...

"The right perspective makes the impossible possible."* It’s not always easy to see things as they are. When our children were young, I...

She was walking up to her front door, her blue backpack lightly bouncing up and down with each step. That backpack was the thing that...

"Set your minds on things above." Col 3:2 I had an opportunity to drive a race car recently. Well, actually, it was a NASCAR simulator....

A childhood memory recently came to me like an old friend I had not seen for a while. I was looking outside and I suddenly recalled an...

I remember an exchange with a stranger when I was in my twenties. I was a student at the time. One day on my way to the cafeteria a guy...

"Life is a lively process of becoming." Douglas MacArthur I was recently drawn to a display of children’s books in a local bookstore....