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Ever Feel Like God Says Go—Then Closes the Door?
It can feel like God says GO—then closes the door. Makes a way only to press pause or send you in another direction. And here, on the brink of possibility and surrender, you question whether…
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This Is What Happened When I Shifted My Perspective
When I began to see life through the lens of thankfulness, my entire perspective on my circumstances changed. No longer was I feeling sorry for myself and walking in a victim mentality. Suddenly, my hope…
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The Truth About Wrapping Paper, Pretty Bows, and Heros
Missional neighboring is telling the middle parts of our stories while they’re still unfolding and we’re still growing. Holding the grace, hope, strength, wisdom God gives in open hands so it can spill over. Naming…
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Living the Good Life: How to Grow a Lifestyle of Gratitude and Generosity
The place to start living a life of gratefulness is every day, in the quiet, when you meet God. For me, I love early mornings, out on my deck when the day is brand new.…
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When You Can’t See How God’s Good Right Now
The things spinning and unraveling for you can derail you. Or they can teach you the nature of God. Your questions, your doubt, your anger—they can force distance between you and God. But if you…
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What Happened When I Replaced If Onlys with Timely Gratitude
I knew something had to change. And it didn’t look like it was going to be the external circumstance of my relationship status. I was going to be single for the foreseeable future.