Can’t Force the Feeling: How Letting Go of Expectations Helped Me Enjoy Christmas
It hits me at odd times throughout the year, in small, fleeting sparks: that feeling of perfect warmth and wonder that embodies Christmastime. Perhaps it’s…
9 Ways to Help a Grieving Friend (That Aren’t Bringing a Meal)
Last summer, our family was living abroad when tragedy struck: My 6-year-old daughter was seriously injured in a fall and had to spend several days…
In My 40s, I’m Contemplating the Meaning of Godly Aging
For most of my life, I was the youngest person in a room. I graduated high school and went to college at 17, got married…
7 Scripture Passages for Tough Financial Times
These days, a lot of us are feeling the squeeze of financially tough times. Between inflation and the rising cost of housing, groceries, education, and more, it’s…
How a Women’s Book Club Enhanced My Spiritual Life
For years, I had heard great things about Well-Read Mom, a national Catholic women’s book club — but had never had a chance to join.…
5 Psalms for When You’re Sick
For many of us, as we move through January, our thoughts turn to getting healthy by watching what we eat and hitting the gym. But…
5 Proverbs to Make You a Better Employee
The book of Proverbs may have been written centuries ago for an agrarian Middle Eastern society, but its wisdom isn’t bound by the confines of…
5 Meaningful Ways Your Family Can Honor the Sabbath
As someone who’s driven by productivity, keeping the Sabbath holy can sometimes feel like the one commandment that really cramps my style. It always seems…
10 Meaningful Advent Traditions to Try This Year
If you’re like me, the beauty and deep meaning of Advent can get away from you awfully fast. One minute you’re lighting that first purple…
Revisiting Revelation: Learning to Love (Not Fear) the Bible’s Last Book
One evening after dinner when I was 7 years old, my mom hauled out the family Bible. “I think it’s time you kids read the…
