Devotions
A God Who Meets All Needs
Would you walk awhile in Simon Peter's shoes with me, Sisters? If you read a bit more of his journey in your own journaling Bible, you'll know that Simon Peter...
Would This Have Made You Think Jesus Was Crazy?
In today's world where Christianity has become so politicized, cliched, commercialized, sanitized, and comfortable it is all too easy to assume we know what it's all about. We assume Christianity...
The Pains of Waiting for My Healed Heart
Just last week I woke up with a new awareness of my life that has been present for awhile, but I just hadn’t seen so clearly. As my eyes opened...
Heaven Breaks Through
Despite my desire to live every moment of every day “plugged into” God and the life of grace, I had spent a great deal of time bumbling through thick clouds...
Flourishing with His Laws on Our Hearts
I think on the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In the First Reading, Jeremiah declares, “for they broke my covenant.” (Jeremiah 31:31-34) God’s chosen people had messed...
What Are You Tenacious About?
Generally speaking, I’m an easygoing person. But in certain situations, I can be downright stubborn and tenacious. Take caffeine, for example. Each morning, I insist upon getting at least one...
Basketball & Boat Rides with Jesus
In fifth and sixth grade, I played basketball on our parish school CYO team. As one of the tallest girls, I almost always played center. My coach would remind my...
Quiet Your Heart and Listen to Him
The sun shone down brightly as I gripped the hand of my daughter. I glanced with exhilaration and yet terror down into the vast side canyon as we walked along...
Manna and Brussels Sprouts (God Knows Our Needs)
My daughter suspiciously eyed her zucchini as if it might jump into her mouth without her consent. Her sister sighed, dropping her fork on the table. “Not for me, thanks,”...
Jeremiah and John the Baptist
I am deeply moved by the courage that Jeremiah and John the Baptist shared, even as they lived many hundreds of years apart. The dictionary defines courage as “mental or...
Are You Rejected Because of Your Faith?
It happens in major and minor ways. You quickly bow your head to bless your food when out to dinner with friends and everyone stares awkwardly. You lose followers on...
Shaping the Pieces of My Life as I Wait
“Trusting in His timing,” I’d say with a keen smile and a nervous flick of the hand. It was my go-to response whenever someone questioned the childless state of my...
