Enneagram Two & COVID-19
If you have found a bag of treats on your front porch during the ‘Stay at Home,’ it is probably the work of a Two. Continue reading Enneagram Two & COVID-19
Enneagram One & COVID-19
You’ll know the Ones around you. They have used this ‘Stay at Home’ time to organize the pantry, clean out the attic, and rearrange their library by book color. Continue reading Enneagram One & COVID-19
Soul Care in a Time of Social Distancing: 3 Simple Practices to Keep Your Spirit Grounded and Your Heart Open
In these challenging days, we know how important hand-washing and social distancing are for physical well-being, but we must also pay attention to our spiritual well-being. Here are three simple practices to help care for your soul; to keep your spirit grounded and your heart open in a time of social distancing. Continue reading Soul Care in a Time of Social Distancing: 3 Simple Practices to Keep Your Spirit Grounded and Your Heart Open
Carols of Stillness & Peace
Respite is a gift of stillness that we can give to others. Those brief moments that allow the whirlwind of life to die down, even for just a little while, and remind us of the peace we carry within us; the divine gift of stillness that never leaves us. Continue reading Carols of Stillness & Peace
“It Wasn’t My Turn”
Stillness is a time when we make room to hear the voices that we need to hear, even the ones that disturb us, that challenge us to be who we think we are. Continue reading “It Wasn’t My Turn”
Why Stillness for Advent?
There is something counter-cultural about stillness. For all of the apps and articles helping us to focus on mindfulness and being present, the caroler’s refrain that “all is calm, all is bright” continues to elude us. Continue reading Why Stillness for Advent?
Growing Still This Advent
I want more from Advent, this season of preparation. I want the stillness of waiting, of expectation. I want the peace of resting, of trusting. I want the wonder of hopeful imagination. The true gifts that Christmas offers.
Not instead of the celebrations, but in the midst of them. Because that’s where faith is found… along the way. Join me in Growing Still this Advent. Continue reading Growing Still This Advent
Putting Love Into Practice
Love is not what you say, it’s what you do. How are you doing on the 14 Day Love Challenge? Depending on when you started you have already practiced being Patient and Kind. For those who began the Challenge on February 1st, today is a day to be mindful of Arrogance. Ouch. My friend, Mike Queen, always says, “Love is not what you say, it’s … Continue reading Putting Love Into Practice
Take the 14 Day Love Challenge
We love to read the description of Love in 1 Corinthians 13. It’s a beautiful description of God’s love and the love that Paul expects to see reflected in Christian community. But it’s a challenging love to live out. It requires that we give the best of ourselves and believe the best in others. It demands that we allow God’s love to flow through us … Continue reading Take the 14 Day Love Challenge
4 Ways to Be More Resilient in 2019
Laughter, gratitude, compassion and purpose – these are the keys to a more resilient life. But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.  When you walk through … Continue reading 4 Ways to Be More Resilient in 2019
Discovering “The Remarkable Ordinary”
So many times I hear the question, why doesn’t God speak to us any more, like He did in biblical days. The truth is, God does speak. We just don’t always to a very good, intentional job of listening. Continue reading Discovering “The Remarkable Ordinary”
Mindfulness & Stacking Stones
To love God means to pay attention, be mindful, be open to the possibility that God is with you in ways that, unless you have your eyes open, you may never glimpse. – Frederick Buechner Day one of a new year! So full of possibility. Kind of like a new composition notebook in 4th grade. Clean. Fresh. Ready to be your best self. If you’re … Continue reading Mindfulness & Stacking Stones
The Soul in the City 