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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...

I was picking up one last thing in the greeting card section of the grocery store earlier this week when all the lights blinked off. A...

What do you do when life as you know it changes? What do you do when things are out of your control? I saw the images this morning* of...

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

“Identity produces clarity.” Afshin Ziafat Who do you say you are? What determines your identity? It’s a hot topic right now and I think...

I came across a story that is speaking to me today. When asked about the best advice her mom ever gave her, Madison Plott said: “From the...

I have been a bit like a yoyo this week. The weight of this past month has been catching up to me. It’s been a time of walking with...

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” Meister Eckhart At any given time, we are starting something new. What are you beginning? A new season of life? A new hobby? A new habit? A new eating or exercise plan? A new day? We are all beginners. In fact, each decade of our lives is new and brings opportunities and challenges. One of the invitations a new beginning brings is the opportunity to embrace novelty, like a child discovering something new for the first time.

There is a kind of knowing that’s hard to explain. It’s a truth beyond knowing; an awareness that is so real and convicting that you...

A New Year has arrived bringing hope and new opportunities. Before we forge ahead into possibilities, let’s look back to remember and...

I have some things going on in my life that have not been working for me lately. I have been reminded of a story that is inspiring me....

There is something comforting about fall. It’s more than the aroma of pumpkin and spices or pulling out cozy blankets and sweaters....

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton It’s...

Send me your light and faithful care, let them lead me" Psalm 43:3 “I learned something important from my puppy,” a woman told me earlier...

“We all have the possibility, that potential and that promise of seeing beyond the seeming." Maya Angelou I recently had the opportunity...