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Christmas has a way of softening time. No matter how full or demanding the year has been, Christmas Eve seems to invite me to slow down, to notice what really matters, and to hold the moments in front of me a little more gently. This year, that invitation came through the simple joy of spending…

As Christmas draws nearer, I find my heart returning again and again to the meaning of the gift we are celebrating. Not the traditions, not the atmosphere, not even the beauty of the season, but the gift of Christ Himself. Lately, these reflections have been taking place in the quiet moments of the evening, as…

There’s a quiet kind of joy that arrives the moment I pull out the baking sheets and dust off the old, familiar recipes tucked away for December. Christmas baking has a way of slowing me down in a season that often feels hurried. Before the lights are fully up and the calendar fills, there’s something…

As the Christmas season approaches each year, I notice how quickly the pace begins to change. Calendars fill. To-do lists grow longer. There are gifts to buy, meals to plan, homes to decorate, parties to attend, and expectations – spoken and unspoken – to meet. None of these things are wrong. Many of them are…

Gratitude has been gently teaching me how to slow down and notice how I come before God. Not hurried. Not led first by what feels unfinished or lacking. Instead, I’m learning to arrive with a thankful heart. When I pause long enough to do that, something shifts inside me. Gratitude reorders my attention. It lifts…

This week, my German Shepherd Tink turned thirteen, and that milestone stirred something deep within me. Thirteen years feels both long and impossibly short. It carries the weight of countless memories – ordinary days stitched together with moments of quiet faithfulness, loyalty, and love. As I reflected on his life, I found myself reflecting just…

There are seasons in life when I don’t feel far from God, yet I still miss what He is doing right in front of me. Not because He is silent or absent, but because my vision is narrowed. Spiritual blindness doesn’t always look like rebellion or disbelief. Sometimes it looks like being sincere, faithful, and…

There are moments in life that quietly interrupt everything – moments that force you to stop long enough to listen. Recently, I experienced one of those moments through a health scare involving very high blood pressure. It wasn’t dramatic on the outside, but internally it shifted something deep within me. It caught my attention in…

There is a deep and steady passion in my heart to teach and mentor others through Bible studies, but that passion goes far beyond sharing knowledge or explaining Scripture. At its core, it flows from a desire to help people cultivate an intentional, living relationship with God. Teaching the Word matters deeply to me, but…

Remembering is sacred. In the rush of life, when we move from one demand to the next, it becomes surprisingly easy to forget just how faithful God has been. Sometimes I catch myself praying for something new with a worried heart, as if the God who carried me through every valley might suddenly forget how…