twyla
Twyla Franz is a relentless believer in direction over pace, and a proponent of ripple-effect living. A blueberry tea drinker, sourdough bread baker, minimalist wanna-be, chalk painter, mom of three, and wife to her first and forever. She plays worship songs loud and on repeat, and numbers her thanks to remember gratitude is a before, not an after. As an introvert who now has a village of neighbors, she believes a meaningful life with the people right in front of you and God spilling into your relationships is possible.
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The Truth About Gentleness Most People Miss
Gentleness is not entitlement, self-confidence, or stubbornness. It’s trust with wild abandon. Stilling and abiding. Listening and responding. Letting go of our need to be seen as right, capable, worthy. Boldly declaring God is worthy…
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How To Cope With Dementia in an Aging Parent
Being grateful doesn’t mean you understand, and it doesn’t mean you don’t wish them back with you, it simply means you trust God during difficult times.
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How To Survive the Wait When You’re Also Mourning
There’s a side of waiting that touches the rawness of grief. We’re impatient, we’ll joke, but many of the things we’re waiting for aren’t the sort of thing you really laugh off.
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1 Practical Way to Amplify Your Gratitude: Collect God-Stories
This home, this life—it isn’t what we thought we were praying for. It’s better, in so many ways. And though we’ve never needed the God-stories, I’m so glad I have them and reading them brings…
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How To Create a Surprising Pre-Condition for Lasting Happiness
We’re not talking about artificial or fleeting happiness here. This is toowayhon bliss. Pure, uncontainable delight. Knowing and being fully known by God. Forever-access to Him.
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Book Rec & Current Obsession: Stuff I’d Only Tell God
Jennifer Dukes Lee’s new guided journal, Stuff I’d Only Tell God dismantles the walls that keep you from honest, soul-bare conversation with God. Invites you to put actual words to what you’ve avoided or never…
