I have been thinking about a phrase/statement/sentence we use a lot. It is a sentence I have heard. It is a sentence I have understood. It is a sentence I have probably used, or nearly used, or imagined using when…

I have often shied away from the spotlight. Sometimes I have called it a preference. Sometimes wisdom. Sometimes humility. Sometimes discernment. And perhaps, at times, it has been those things. But honest self-reflection requires me to admit or, at least,…

There’s a unique frustration that comes not from your actions, but from what others assume. You walk into a room and suddenly things feel tense. People decide you’re “too much,” “unsafe,” “greedy,” “cold,” or “above it,” and you end up…

There’s a strange pain I’ve been noticing. Not the kind that is similar to the pain of failure, but the pain of trying to do things “right.” Strange thought. Right? Doing things right is, firstly, the implicit or explicit acknowledgement…

Before I say the hard part, I want to say the true part: I’m grateful. Not “caption grateful.” Really grateful. I am grateful because in seasons like this, gratitude doesn’t leave, but it has a clandestine way of just fading…

A journal entry inspired by the Facebook clip below. Watch then read my thoughts… It’s a bold claim to make that those closest to us often struggle to support our growth. This message was striking enough to prompt deeper reflection…

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all doing well and finding spaces to serve and grow wherever you are planted today. As you know, we’re always looking for new ways to steward what we have. Recently, I’ve been exploring the modern…

Hello there 🙂 You may remember that we dedicated February to love on this platform. Together, we explored the different loves – Philia, Eros, Storge, Pragma, Philautia, and Agape – and in doing so, we were reminded that love has…

We talk about Blue Monday as if it’s a given, as if Mondays are meant to feel tough. Let me ask you something: can you remember when you started thinking of Monday as blue, or when you made it your…

Please allow me to write as if I am having a conversation with you. Lately, I have been sitting with a difficult thought: that our hearts can be in the right place, and yet things and people can still be…