They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 25
It was a busy day at work when the phone rang. The tone of my husband instantly spelled dreadful news. “I’ve been arrested,†he said.
Saint Paul's Missing Pieces
We visited our new neighbors recently. Among other things that adorned their living room, a large card table filled with tiny puzzle pieces occupying a dainty corner as children beamed...
Meet the Devout Life
Saint Francis de Sales' book The Introduction to the Devout Life made its way into my life early in my walk with the Lord. I found it on my brother’s...
The Relationship Between Personal Holiness and Social Wholeness
I attended a retreat for women writers in 2008 and had the privilege to study under Kentucky’s poet laureate at the time, Jane Gentry Vance. She shared thoughts on poetry...
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 24
Soon after Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army in 1975, thousands of civilians were imprisoned. One of these was Saigon’s newly appointed archbishop, Francis Xavier Nguyen van Thuan, seized on August 15th.
Awakening Understanding // Word of God Sunday
Until this year, I had never heard of the “Sunday of the Word of God.” I suppose I can give myself a bit of a break since it was only...
Weekly Wallpaper // 306
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. // Psalm 19:8 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers...
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 23
My mind froze trying to grapple how a friend—someone who knew me so intimately—could betray me. I often chide and say that if there ever were a binding contract for pastoral ministry, the fine print would warn the undersigned that ministry is hazardous, that it would subject them to expressions of animosity, slander, and betrayal.
In my grief, I whispered, "Lord, I need hope again!"
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 22
Omnipotent. I remember learning this word while studying vocabulary, and the example used was that of an “all-powerful†God. I love this word! Partially because it brings back memories of one of my favorite school subjects, but also because it has such an authoritative tone.
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 21
The idea of “living in the moment†sounds blissful, right? Yet sometimes it can be so very hard to do.Â
I am self-admittedly impatient. This posed a challenge for me when it came to my husband and I planning to start our family.
What It Looks Like to Become Interiorly Poor
It's the mark of the first Beatitude, and yet we are quick to breeze past it. It's why the rich young man walked away from Jesus sad, and yet we...
They That Hope: The 2022 Prayer Pledge // Day 20
Years ago, shortly after my grandfather died, I asked my grandma how she was doing and what it was like to wake up everyday without him. She amazed me with a response I didn't expect, and she spoke so simply and matter-of-fact.
