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I turned sixty this month. And here is something I did not always expect to be able to say. I love my life more now than I ever have. I think it is because I love the Lord more than I used to. That has been the quiet secret of growing older, at least for […]
The Best Gift I Never Saw Coming Read More »
I watched grown men give everything they had and it reminded me you were never meant to be divided in two. Sunday night, in a stadium just outside New York City, the whole world seemed to lean in at once. Spain and Argentina. Ninety minutes, and no one could break through. Then extra time. And
My mom loved me. I know that now with a settled kind of certainty. But one of the things she said to me over and over, even when I was very small, was this. Be humble. Be humble. Do not think too much of yourself. Do not take up too much room. I was a
When Humility Made Me Lose Myself Read More »
Last week I sat in a packed room, surrounded by dozens of people, saying goodbye to a man whose teaching of the Bible quietly changed the course of my life. His name was John Mason. He was 83 years old. Thirty-three years ago, he and his wife, Margaret, taught the Young Married Class my husband
What a Celebration of Life Taught Me About the Legacy I\’m Building Read More »
When we feel exposed or “bad,” the brain’s threat system (centered in a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala) lights up the same way it would in physical danger. The body’s instinct is to protect itself: hide, defend, perform, or disappear. That fig-leaf reflex from the garden is still running in all of us. Shame
There\’s something inside you that aches to be loved. Not surface love. Not performance love. The kind of love that knows you completely and stays anyway. That ache isn\’t a flaw. It\’s not something to be embarrassed about or push down or fix. It\’s how God made you. You were built for this from the
You Were Wired for This Love Read More »
I was five years old, standing on a plastic kitchen chair with little flowers printed on it — the kind from the 60s — carefully striking a match and turning the gas knob on the stove at the same time. I was making myself sunny-side-up eggs. There was no babysitter. There was no one home.
Third Culture Kid: When You Belong Everywhere and Nowhere Read More »
Can I be honest with you about something? There have been days I was physically in the same room as my kids — sitting right there on the couch — and I was completely somewhere else. Reading. Thinking about my to-do list. Half-listening to a story they were so excited to tell me. Maybe you\’ve
Your Kids Don\’t Need a Perfect Parent. They Need a Present One. Read More »
Because becoming a healthier you isn\’t about trying harder — it\’s about getting honest with yourself in the presence of a God who already loves you. Have you ever had one of those moments where someone says something small — maybe even innocent — and suddenly your chest gets tight, your eyes sting, and you\’re
Have you ever had one of those quiet moments where you realize you\’re doing so much, yet somehow still feel like it’s not enough? You work harder.You give more.You try to be the best parent, the best friend, the most faithful servant, the most responsible person in the room. And yet, somewhere deep inside, there’s
When Our Needs Go Unmet: Why Living From a Deficit Is So Exhausting Read More »
