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Messed Up Your New Year’s Resolutions? Here’s What You Can Do
Seven days into the new year, I broke my “sweets only on Saturdays” resolution. It was my sister and brother-in-law’s anniversary. Surely, I could have a slice of pineapple cream cake on this special occasion, even if it was Wednesday? Right? And the chocolate lava cake was made by my nephew—as an encouraging aunt, I ...
A Prayer for 2026
The Arabian Sea stretches endlessly before me. As it curves toward the shoreline, fierce waves thrash against the barricade of jagged rocks. The waters roar and foam. The sound thunders in my ears as I gaze out at the ocean from the balcony of our Airbnb. We are on a family vacation in Kerala, in ...
What’s Your Default?
Ask my kids where they typically find me, and they’ll likely say, on the recliner couch in our family room. They would be right. (That comfy leather recliner is hands down one of the best purchases we’ve made.) Ask them what they’ll find me doing and they’ll probably say, scrolling on my phone (on the ...
A Prayer for 2025
The lion rips apart the carcass of the now-shredded buffalo. His mane shines a golden yellow in the rays of the morning sun. His cubs sit near him patiently, waiting their turn. They are not yet welcome to the meal. They’ve learned that dad has to lick his lips and walk away before they can ...
Do Your New Year Goals Reflect This?
Scroll through social media in the first week of January and you’re likely to be treated to a charcuterie board of every kind of New Year goal and resolution.
Here’s a little peek of what’s on my Instagram feed:
Workout more. (If you're a woman over 40, they say you should chalk up 10K steps a day ...
Progress Over Perfection. But…
Happy New Year, friends!
I recently celebrated 44 circuits around the sun but I’m not yet “over the hill” when it comes to setting new year goals. Every year, I launch into January with fresh hopes and dreams. Inevitably, a few weeks into the regular routine, some freshness starts to wilt like the leafy greens I ...
Are You Struggling to Read the Word? Part 1
The other day, a reader asked me about how I managed to stay passionate about the Word of God and focus on Scripture.
It got me thinking because while reading the Word is part of my daily rhythm now, it hasn’t always been the case.
There have been long seasons where dust gathered on my Bible and ...
Reimagine Your Bucket List for 2022
“In 2022, I want my first trip to be either Iceland or Greenland. But now that I checked my bank account, it’s going to be Neitherland.”
Those lines came from an Instagram post I happened to see. It made me chuckle. But, of course, it’s not just our bank accounts that interfere with travel plans. As ...
When Your New Year Goals Begin to Crumble
Last night, I brought cake up to my bed at 10:15 pm because, hey, those leftover Christmas goodies aren’t just going to eat themselves up, are they? Someone had to clean out the fridge. So I volunteered myself. It was in the line of duty.
The night before the unused potato chips from our New Year’s ...
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