When the Lion Inside You Feels Quiet: Faith in a Hard Season

โ€œCome on my soul, donโ€™t you get shy on meโ€ฆ there is a lion inside of these lungs.โ€ Those words have been echoing in my spirit latelyโ€”especially in a season where life feels anything but loud with praise. Because if Iโ€™m honest, this has been hard. Losing jobs, or people, or sustaining injuries of the [...]

The Unhurried Life

The Unhurried Life

Hurrying has its place. I thought it meant efficiency. And the more I hurry the more I can do in this short period of time we all get on this blue planet. In true emergencies, speed matters. We rush toward safety. We act quickly to protect, to help, to respond. Urgency is appropriate when something [...]

ZEAL: The Quiet Fire That Changes Everything

ZEAL: The Quiet Fire That Changes Everything

Every personality test Iโ€™ve ever taken puts the word zeal somewhere near the top for me. Wholehearted. Driven. Purpose-centered. Itโ€™s almost funny how consistent it isโ€”this theme of having a big, bright internal fire. I am passionate. But hereโ€™s the truth no test captures: Even the most zealous person gets tired. Especially in December. Between [...]

Correcting Kids

Correcting Kids

When a Child Corrects You: Accountability, Respect, and Grace Recently, a child corrected me. I work with kids for a living so this is not a new thing for me. As the old saying goes " Kids say the darn'est things". But then after this initial incident my own kid corrected an adult and I [...]