I hope you had a beautiful Christmas, and as you continue your holidays, may you experience the deepest sense of peace. Many of us are...

A few weeks ago I shared some of my favorite books from this past year, but I'd also like to share a few of my other favorite things in...

I am thankful daily for the sweetest community of amazing people we have in our groups and gatherings. On this very special day, let me...

As we head into the holidays, I thought I would share a few of my favorite things. Very often people ask me for recommendations on books,...

What scares you? I'm a pretty anxious person, and sometimes lately the world feels like it is on fire. There is just SO. MUCH. NEWS. All...

For some time now, I have been aware that I needed to create a change of pace for myself. Over the last three years, I have sent a weekly...

For so many of my friends in the South, today marks the first day of school. Whether for those who are professional teachers, or those...

Due to the IT global outage this past week, my plans certainly were changed, and my guess is this is true for many of you as well....

A friend once said to me, "It feels like a lot because it is a lot." That was back in 2020, at the start of the pandemic. I was feeling a...

As the summer continues along, I love seeing what people are doing as the travel or staycation. This is a good thing to like about social...

It is hot. Classic Atlanta hot summer. And I find myself longing for rain. Here's a little reflection from another day, a summer day of...

This week I am so happy to have my two kids at the beach. It has been awhile since all four of us have been together. With Taylor and...

Lately I have reflected on some recent events and found them to be beautiful, wonderful, terrible, and stressful, all mixed up into one....

Some years ago a friend of mine told a story of one of the congregants in her church where she served as pastor. The congregant was a...

In college, my favorite professor always taught us that when public speaking, you should never try to cover if you don't know the answer....

May is full of chaos - how does it sound to enter the wilderness right now? Can you imagine the peace and quiet, the tranquility, the...

This morning we are in Boulder, celebrating the graduation of our daughter Bailey from the University of Colorado. What a moment! How we...

It is so hard to pay attention right now, and yet there's so much that requires our attention. Juggling the plates, walking the tightrope...

Last week I tweaked something in my back that led to acute hip pain that I have been managing every single day, every single hour. There...

In days when we are most busy we need to slow down, take a pause, be present. There is a strong tendency to be unconscious, to be numb,...