This week I’m speaking and counseling at a retreat for global women from around the world who’ve gathered at Copper Mountain Ski Resort. What an incredible setting for women who are tired and need to process their overseas experiences.…
(Just can’t seem to get everyone together for pictures…this is most of us!) I am grateful for family! The beautiful bits… the messy moments… the sweet connections… the mountains of food… the common conversations and the deep discussions… the…
I’ve had a “what if” wandering about my brain this week. Sometimes I dismiss them quickly, because most “what ifs” take the form of worries, which can be damaging to my attitude. This one, however, I’ve toyed with for…
Last May, when I was asked to speak at a women’s event in Tucson on the topic of humility, I began reading what I could, researching Scriptures, and studying different commentaries. To be honest, humility wasn’t a topic I’d…
I don’t like mice. It doesn’t matter if they are living or dead, I will screech at the sight of one and rapidly remove myself from the premises. Small and harmless, though they may be, I’m fairly traumatized if…
Every once in a while I like to take a break from a normal “study-a-book-of-the-Bible-through,” and mix things up a little, in a way that will help me learn life-lessons with new eyes. So, the last couple of weeks…
Each post I write carries one commonality – I write about whatever consumes my thoughts over the course of the week. It’s my way of bringing clarity to whatever the Lord seems to be speaking to my often dull-and-slow-to-understand-heart.…
There’s a word, reputation, bouncing about in my brain. It just so happens it showed up in three (!) different devotionals, all in emails that come regularly into my inbox – all YESTERDAY. When something seems to have a…
[-Northern Lights in Pagosa Springs! Photo credit Allison Stewart-] Awe and wonder. The mystery of God. These things I’ve been pondering for some time. I have a theory. Technology is amazing – helps us to double our speed, work…
I just returned to the hotel where I’m staying near the airport closest to Harrisburg, PA. While here, I spoke at two lovely events, both hosted at Carlisle Evangelical Free Church (Carlisle, PA): a spring event for the women…